# Incident 20180324010059I: Interstate S-1A, Lancaster, CA, March 24, 2018

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 24, 2018, 13:40 local time
- Place: Lancaster, CA
- Airport: General Wm J Fox Airfield
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7411° N, 118.2186° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GENERAL WM J FOX AIRFIELD (WJF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7411&lon=-118.2186&mi=10
- Aircraft: N37428, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N37428) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Interstate S-1A (registry code 1850202, https://openairdocs.org/model/interstate-s-1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90-8F (registry code 17181, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-8f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: INTERSTATE S-1A
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C90-8F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 36,500 total, 7,500 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180324010059I

## Narrative

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

DURING THE AIRSHOW PERFORMANCE, THE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO PERFORM A STUNT THAT INVOLVED LANDING ON A PLATFORM ON TOP OF A MOVING TRUCK. DURING GUSTY WIND CONDITIONS, THE AIRCRAFT RIGHT WING TIP CONTACTED THE SIDE OF THE METAL LANDING PLATFORM, DAMAGING THE RIGHT WING TIP. THE PILOT DISCONTINUED THE STUNT AND ENDED THE PERFORMANCE BY LANDING WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE PILOT STATED THAT THERE WAS VERBAL RADIO MISCOMMUNICATION BETWEEN HIM AND THE DRIVER OF THE TRUCK. THIS RESULTED IN THE TRUCK DECELERATING AS THE AIRPLANE ACCELERATED. THE RIGHT WING TIP STRUCK THE PLATFORM AS THE PILOT WAS TRYING TO AVOID HITTING THE DECELERATING TRUCK.

## Other reports on N37428 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20030823023869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030823023869I), Aug 23, 2003: Arctic S1A65F (N37428), Valparaiso, IN, Minor damage. (-23) During an airshow performance at vpz aircraft was to do a simulated single wheel touch down after completing a diving maneuver. The left main wheel…

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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