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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper/Cub Crafters PA-18-150 · Llano, TX · July 12, 2022

Date
July 12, 2022 · 14:23 local
Place
Llano, TX
Airport
Llano Municipal
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N131WK
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN22LA316
Reported as
Piper/Cub Crafters PA-18-150
Reported engine
Lycoming O-360 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,040 total160 in this make and model16 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.

The pilot was practicing touch and go landings at Llano airport. While in the traffic pattern, the pilot noticed varying wind conditions, as indicated by the windsock at the airport, and changed landing direction from rwy 17 sod to rwy 35 sod several times during the flight. At the time of the event, the pilot noticed the winds were almost a direct crosswind at 070 or 080 and decided to land on rwy 17 sod. The pilot executed a wheel landing and during the rollout a strong gust of wind turned the aircraft to the left. The pilot attempted to regain control and slow the aircraft. The pilot over applied the brakes causing the aircraft to nose over and come to rest inverted.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT WAS PRACTICING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS AT LLANO AIRPORT. WHILE IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN, THE PILOT NOTICED VARYING WIND CONDITIONS, AS INDICATED BY THE WINDSOCK AT THE AIRPORT, AND CHANGED LANDING DIRECTION FROM RWY 17 SOD TO RWY 35 SOD SEVERAL TIMES DURING THE FLIGHT. AT THE TIME OF THE EVENT, THE PILOT NOTICED THE WINDS WERE ALMOST A DIRECT CROSSWIND AT 070 OR 080 AND DECIDED TO LAND ON RWY 17 SOD. THE PILOT EXECUTED A WHEEL LANDING AND DURING THE ROLLOUT A STRONG GUST OF WIND TURNED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE LEFT. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO REGAIN CONTROL AND SLOW THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT OVER APPLIED THE BRAKES CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO NOSE OVER AND COME TO REST INVERTED.

NTSB investigation

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