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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-18-135 · Compton, CA · September 3, 2023

Date
September 3, 2023 · 13:30 local
Place
Compton, CA
Airport
Compton/Woodley
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7199K
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR23LA336
Reported as
Piper PA-18-135
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-360-A1D
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,739 total

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What happened

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

On September 3, 2023, privacy data omitted took off from Compton on runway 25L, and turned around to pick up a banner. During climb out the pilot seat shearing off caused the pilot to tumble backwards and pull back on the control yoke leading to an increase in the aircrafts angle of attack. privacy data omitted Recovered from the unusual attitude at approximately 200FT. The PIC selected an off field landing area in a local park to the east of cpm, and executed a forced landing. privacy data omitted Collided with a chain link fence, and came to rest in the opposite direction facing west.

As the FAA filed it

ON SEPTEMBER 3, 2023, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TOOK OFF FROM COMPTON ON RUNWAY 25L, AND TURNED AROUND TO PICK UP A BANNER. DURING CLIMB OUT THE PILOT SEAT SHEARING OFF CAUSED THE PILOT TO TUMBLE BACKWARDS AND PULL BACK ON THE CONTROL YOKE LEADING TO AN INCREASE IN THE AIRCRAFTS ANGLE OF ATTACK. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ RECOVERED FROM THE UNUSUAL ATTITUDE AT APPROXIMATELY 200FT. THE PIC SELECTED AN OFF FIELD LANDING AREA IN A LOCAL PARK TO THE EAST OF CPM, AND EXECUTED A FORCED LANDING. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ COLLIDED WITH A CHAIN LINK FENCE, AND CAME TO REST IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION FACING WEST.

NTSB investigation

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

Other reports on N7199K · 2

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