# NTSB CEN22LA314: Piper PA-18-150, N83552, Rogers, AR, July 9, 2022 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: July 9, 2022, 09:00 local (14:00 UTC) - Place: Rogers, AR - Coordinates: 36.405681, -94.173542 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4057&lon=-94.1735&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Off-field or emergency landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/440) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: FAA FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 105450 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN22LA314 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/105450/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=105450 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA314 ## Probable cause The pilot’s failure to establish a stabilize approach criteria during low-level maneuvering to the runway, which resulted in a hard landing and contact with a hay bale. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Planning/preparation: weather planning](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02061020): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Piper PA-18-150, 5 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02061020/cases.md?model=7101828), [All aircraft, 156 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02061020/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: climb rate](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062035): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Attain/maintain not possible (probable cause); cases with it: [Piper PA-18-150, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062035/cases.md?model=7101828), [All aircraft, 265 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062035/cases.md) - [Wind: downdraft](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034035): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Contributed to outcome (probable cause); cases with it: [Piper PA-18-150, 6 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034035/cases.md?model=7101828), [All aircraft, 178 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034035/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Enroute-descent: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240); cases with it: [Piper PA-18-150, 41 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md?model=7101828), [All aircraft, 5,002 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Attempted remediation/recovery](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/060); cases with it: [Piper PA-18-150, 18 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/060/sequence.md?model=7101828), [All aircraft, 1,422 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/060/sequence.md) - [Initial climb: Loss of lift](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/500); cases with it: [Piper PA-18-150, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/500/sequence.md?model=7101828), [All aircraft, 252 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/500/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Off-field or emergency landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/440) (defining event); cases with it: [Piper PA-18-150, 15 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/440/sequence.md?model=7101828), [All aircraft, 3,365 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/440/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Ground collision](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200); cases with it: [Piper PA-18-150, 5 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200/sequence.md?model=7101828), [All aircraft, 618 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that while on approach for the runway, he reduced power and made his right turn to final. As the airplane turned, he rolled it back to the left to line up with the runway. The airplane did not respond to the control inputs to the left and it continued to the right side of the runway. The pilot added full power to initiate a go-around but was unable to gain enough altitude to clear a tree and stop the right-hand turn. The pilot pulled the power to idle and landed on the right side of the runway. The airplane landed hard, left of the tree and to the right side of the runway. The left-wing strut contacted a hay bale which resulted in substantial damage to the left-wing strut. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N83552](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N83552), registered now, S/N 18-7709076 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18-150 - Registry model: [Piper PA-18-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (registry code 7101828) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 18-7709076 - Year built: 1977 - Engines: Lycoming AO-360 180 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: 100 hour, November 15, 2021 - Departed: KVBT, Bentonville, AR - Destination: Same as departure - Flight plan: VFR - Airport: 58AR, Price Coffee Airfield, runway 10/28, 3,200 × 60 ft, grass/turf ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 53; injuries: none; commercial, flight instructor; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, with waivers/limitations; last flight review November 5, 2021; seat: rear; flight hours: 1,095 total, 39 in this make and model, 1,023 as pilot in command, 244 in the last 90 days, 104 in the last 30 days, 4 in the last 24 hours - Pilot; age 24; injuries: none; flight instructor, commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: helicopter; medical: class 2; last flight review January 10, 2022; seat: front; flight hours: 1,900 total, 90 in this make and model ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 30° at 4 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 0 ft - Temperature: 32 °F, dew point 32 °F - Altimeter: 30.11 inHg - Observed at: KVBT, 4 nm away - METAR: KVBT 091356Z AUTO 34004KT 10SM FEW033 A3011 RMK AO2 SLPNO FZRANO $ ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20220709012099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220709012099A), Jul 9, 2022: Piper PA-18-150, Bentonville, AR, Substantial damage. On July 9, 2022 [privacy data omitted], a Piper PA-18-150 super cub, sustained substantial damage after a hard landing at 58AR, Sugar Creek. During the… ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on August 24, 2022, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=105450. 2.7 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 9 pages, 2.2 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=14225564&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=6120_1web_nopwx_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Photos (item 2, PDF, 2 pages, 2 photos, 495 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=14319426&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Photo%20Array%20Aircraft%20-Rel.pdf 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. 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