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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-18-135 · Honesdale, PA · October 14, 2018

Date
October 14, 2018 · 12:30 local
Place
Honesdale, PA
Airport
Cherry Ridge
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6690D
NTSB investigation
NTSBGAA19CA022
Reported as
Piper PA-18-135
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
367 total16 in this make and model3 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Pilot was landing runway 36 at the Cherry Ridge Airport Honesdale, PA ( N30). Pilot landed and was hit by a gust of wind causing the airplane to ground loop. The right gear was damaged along with the right side of the elevator and some structural damage to the airframe.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT WAS LANDING RUNWAY 36 AT THE CHERRY RIDGE AIRPORT HONESDALE, PA ( N30). PILOT LANDED AND WAS HIT BY A GUST OF WIND CAUSING THE AIRPLANE TO GROUND LOOP. THE RIGHT GEAR WAS DAMAGED ALONG WITH THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ELEVATOR AND SOME STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRFRAME.

NTSB investigation

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