# Accident 20230903015629A: Piper PA-18-135, Compton, CA, September 3, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 2023, 13:30 local time
- Place: Compton, CA
- Airport: Compton/Woodley
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8899° N, 118.2438° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8899&lon=-118.2438&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7199K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7199K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-135 (registry code 7101820, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-135) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360-C2A (registry code 42285, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-c2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18-135
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-360-A1D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,739 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR23LA336](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA336) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230903015629A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 WPR23LA336](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA336), Sep 3, 2023: Piper PA-18-135 (N7199K), Compton, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: An overstress fracture of the pilot’s seat, which resulted in the loss of control during takeoff and the pilot’s inadvertent movement of the fuel selector and subsequent partial loss of engine power.

## Other reports on N7199K (2)

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

- [Incident 20060906019119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060906019119I), Sep 6, 2006: Piper PA18135 (N7199K), Malibu, CA, Minor damage. (-23) The aircraft while towing a banner developed an oil leak in the engine area. The pilot decided to make a precautionary landing in an open area, just…
- [Incident 20040807016729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040807016729I), Aug 7, 2004: Piper PA18135 (N7199K), Long Beach, CA, Minor damage. (-23) N7199K, Piper PA18, ground looped after landing Long Beach, CA, airport runway 25R. Minor aircraft damage reported-tail wheel broke off and propeller…

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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