# Accident 20190714011749A: Piper PA-18A 150, Osceola, WI, July 14, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 2019, 13:15 local time
- Place: Osceola, WI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.3100° N, 92.6900° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.3100&lon=-92.6900&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6983B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6983B) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN19LA224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA224) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190714011749A

## Narrative

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

TOW PLANE PILOT (TPP)STATED THAT THE ACCIDENT FLIGHT WAS THE 5TH FLIGHT OF THE DAY, THE TOW ROPE WAS ATTACHED TO HIS PLANE FROM A PREVIOUS FLIGHT, HE DRAGGED THE ROPE IN FRONT OF THE GLIDER, GROUND CREW CONNECTED THE TOW LINE TO THE GLIDER, THROUGH A SERIES OF HAND SIGNALS AND RADIO COMMUNICATION IT WAS ESTABLISHED THE ROPE WAS TAUT, SHORTLY AFTER LIFT OFF THE PILOT HEARD A LOUD "POP" AFTER WHICH THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO ROLL TO THE RIGHT. THE TPP STATED THAT HE REDUCED POWER TO GET TO THE GROUND BUT NO MATTER HOW MUCH LEFT RUDDER INPUT HE PUT IN, THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO GO RIGHT. THE TPP WAS ABLE TO GET THE AIRCRAFT ON THE GROUND BUT WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE PLANE PRIOR TO GOING INTO A DITCH AND FLIPPING OVER.

## 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 CEN19LA224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA224), Jul 14, 2019: Piper PA18 (N6983B), Osceola, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the right horizontal stabilizer during takeoff, resulting in a loss of control and forced landing. Contributing to the accident was the installation of an unapproved stabilizer frame…

## Other reports on N6983B (1)

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

- [Incident 20050807031239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050807031239I), Aug 7, 2005: Piper PA18A150 (N6983B), White Bear Tnsh, MN. (-23) Pilot [privacy data omitted] operated a PA-18 as the tow aircraft for glider operations of a blanik L-23. During take-off insufficient power could be…

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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