# Accident 20190330002189A: Piper PA-18-105 SPECIAL, Ocean City, WA, March 30, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 30, 2019, 13:00 local time
- Place: Ocean City, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.0700° N, 124.1197° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.0700&lon=-124.1197&mi=10
- Aircraft: N215T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N215T-2019-06-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-105 SPECIAL (registry code 7101808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-105-special) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18-105 SPECIAL
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 145 total, 31 in this make and model, 67 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR19LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19LA105) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190330002189A

## Narrative

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

PIC STATED HE EXPERIENCED ENGINE PROBLEMS 3 MILES EAST OF OCEAN CITY, WA.  ENGINE WAS HESITATING/SPUTTERING.  APPLIED AND REMOVED CARB HEAT TO TRY TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM WITH NO RESULTS.  LANDED THE AIRCRAFT ON A FOREST ROAD INSIDE A CLEAR CUT AREA.  LEFT WING TIP STRUCK A STUMP AND THE AIRCRAFT LOOPED INTO THE CLEAR CUT ENDING UP ON ITS NOSE.  THE PIC LEFT THE SCENE 5 MINUTES LATER.

## 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 WPR19LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19LA105), Mar 30, 2019: Piper PA18 (N215T), Copalis, WA, destroyed. Probable cause: An off-airport landing under circumstances that could not be determined based on the available information, which resulted in substantial damage to the airplane.

## Other reports on N215T (1)

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

- [Accident 19731117037009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731117037009A), Nov 17, 1973: Piper PA18105SPEC (N215T), Talkeetna, AK, Substantial damage. Let dwn into valley at min RPM to low alt. Pwr applied,eng faltered,acft stalled

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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