# Accident 20180621017059A: Piper PA-18A 150, Llano, TX, June 21, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 21, 2018, 10:00 local time
- Place: Llano, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.7842° N, 98.6614° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7842&lon=-98.6614&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9496D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9496D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18A 150 (registry code 7101837, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18A 150
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 12,800 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA583](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA583) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180621017059A

## Narrative

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

DURING TAIL WHEEL TRANSISTION TRAINING AT LLANO, TEXAS THE INSTRUCTOR ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ALLOWED ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TO LAND HARD BENDING THE FORWARD LEFT FUSELAGE AND CAUSING WING SPAR 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 GAA18CA583](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA583), Jun 21, 2018: Piper PA18 (N9496D), Llano, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's receiving instruction’s improper landing flare and his failure to maintain adequate airspeed and his exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack during landing, which resulted…

## Other reports on N9496D (2)

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

- [Incident 20140121000469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140121000469I), Jan 21, 2014: Piper PA-18A 150 (N9496D), Burnet, TX, Minor damage. During a wheel landing on a hard pavement rollout the student mistakenly applied brakes. The aircraft pivoted onto its nose and then fell back on its gear The…
- [Accident 19890911034439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890911034439A), Sep 11, 1989: Piper STCPA18 (N9496D), Silver City, NM, Destroyed. Engine lost power on takeoff. Stalled on forced landing. Carb composite float deterioated and fuel fouled by mogas

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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