# Accident 20181014020049A: Piper PA-18-135, Honesdale, PA, October 14, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 14, 2018, 12:30 local time
- Place: Honesdale, PA
- Airport: Cherry Ridge
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5156° N, 75.2517° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5156&lon=-75.2517&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6690D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6690D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-135 (registry code 7101820, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-135) (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-18-135
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 367 total, 16 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA022) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181014020049A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 GAA19CA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA022), Oct 14, 2018: Piper PA 18-135 (N6690D), Cherry Ridge, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing, which resulted in a ground loop.

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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