- Date
- May 19, 1988, 18:21 local (22:21 UTC)
- Place
- Myrtle Beach, SC
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N39932Piper PA-18-150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 2, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 7763
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Dragged wing,rotor,pod,float or tail/skid
Weather condition - gustsFactor
Compensation for wind conditions - inadequateCause
Nose over
Analysis
The plt was practicing touch and go ldgs on rwy 23 when he lost control of the airplane just after takeoff when it encountered a gust of wind. The rt wing contacted the terrain adjacent to the runway and the airplane flipped over.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N39932
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18-150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18-7940
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Phoenix Flight Signs
- Registered owner
- Eagles Beef And Beer, Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal; Standard, Utility
- Airport
- CRE · Grand Strand, runway 23, 5,996 × 100 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 22
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 370 total · 30 in this make and model · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 170° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F, dew point 70 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CRE