# Accident 20161118023459A: Pitcairn PA-18, Philadelphia, PA, November 18, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 18, 2016, 17:35 local time
- Place: Philadelphia, PA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0819° N, 75.0106° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0819&lon=-75.0106&mi=10
- Aircraft: N12680, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N12680) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Pitcairn PA-18 (registry code 7180602, https://openairdocs.org/model/pitcairn-pa-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Kinner R5 series (registry code 37504, https://openairdocs.org/engine/kinner-r5-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PITCAIRN PA-18
- Reported engine: KINNER R5 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 17,000 total, 3 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA092) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161118023459A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

WHEN LANDING ON RUNWAY 33, JUST AT TOUCHDOWN, THE PILOT LOST CONTROL, CAUSING THE PROP AND ROTOR BLADES TO STRIKE THE GROUND.

THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR PARTIALLY COLLAPSED. BOTH RIGHT AND LEFT WINGS ALSO SUSTAINED DAMAGE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB GAA17CA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA092), Nov 18, 2016: Pitcairn PA 18 (N12680), Philadelphia, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to correct the gyroplane’s right roll during the landing, which resulted in the exceedance of its critical angle and a subsequent roll-over. Contributing to the accident were the…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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