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Accident · Substantial damage
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FAA accident report · Piper PA-16 · New Cumberland, WV · October 7, 2018

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Date
October 7, 2018 · 21:30 local
Place
New Cumberland, WV
Airport
Herron Airport
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N49WV
NTSB investigation
NTSBGAA19CA018
Reported as
Piper PA-16
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-290 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
201 total32 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days
N49WVRegistered now · Piper PA-16S/N 16-723 · Built 1949Airframe modelPiper PA-16Engine modelLycoming 0-290 series4 cycle

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

When coming in for landing on runway 22, the pilot in command (PIC) stated he observed a vehicle approaching the intersection of the road that crosses the runway at approximately midfield. The PIC, visually verified the vehicle positioned at the stop sign and proceeded to land. The PIC stated he believes he touched down about 1/3 of the way down the runway. Soon after touchdown, the vehicle pulled away from the stop sign to cross the runway. The pilot braked hard and steered to the left to avoid the vehicle.

The vehicle sped up to cross the runway when the driver heard the tires skidding; the aircraft exited the runway to the left into the grass sustaining substantial damage to the left wing tip, propeller, spinner, firewall, and upper wing at the fuel cell. The PIC, the sole occupant of the aircraft had no injuries.

The driver of the vehicle reported not seeing any aircraft until he was in the middle of the runway. He accelerated to cross and did not see the aircraft leave the runway or the crash.

As the FAA filed it

WHEN COMING IN FOR LANDING ON RUNWAY 22, THE PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) STATED HE OBSERVED A VEHICLE APPROACHING THE INTERSECTION OF THE ROAD THAT CROSSES THE RUNWAY AT APPROXIMATELY MIDFIELD. THE PIC, VISUALLY VERIFIED THE VEHICLE POSITIONED AT THE STOP SIGN AND PROCEEDED TO LAND. THE PIC STATED HE BELIEVES HE TOUCHED DOWN ABOUT 1/3 OF THE WAY DOWN THE RUNWAY. SOON AFTER TOUCHDOWN, THE VEHICLE PULLED AWAY FROM THE STOP SIGN TO CROSS THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT BRAKED HARD AND STEERED TO THE LEFT TO AVOID THE VEHICLE.

THE VEHICLE SPED UP TO CROSS THE RUNWAY WHEN THE DRIVER HEARD THE TIRES SKIDDING; THE AIRCRAFT EXITED THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT INTO THE GRASS SUSTAINING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING TIP, PROPELLER, SPINNER, FIREWALL, AND UPPER WING AT THE FUEL CELL. THE PIC, THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT HAD NO INJURIES.

THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE REPORTED NOT SEEING ANY AIRCRAFT UNTIL HE WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE RUNWAY. HE ACCELERATED TO CROSS AND DID NOT SEE THE AIRCRAFT LEAVE THE RUNWAY OR THE CRASH.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB GAA19CA018Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportManchester, WVA vehicle's incursion onto an active runway, which resulted in an evasive action by the pilot landing an airplane on that runway and a subsequent runway excursion.Oct 7, 2018 · Substantial damage