# NTSB CHI00LA281: Piper PA-18-150, N82748, Blakesburg, IA, September 1, 2000 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: September 1, 2000, 16:00 local (21:00 UTC) - Place: Blakesburg, IA - Coordinates: 40.960525, -92.629714 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9605&lon=-92.6297&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report October 17, 2001 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 50163 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI00LA281 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/50163/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA281 ## Probable cause The pilot failed to add full power during a go around which resulted in descreased airspeed and a subsequent stall. A factor associated with the accident was the airplane stopped on the edge of the airstrip. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - in flight, go-around (vfr) - object - aircraft parked/standing (contributing factor) - throttle/power control - improper use of, pilot in command (cause) - airspeed - inadequate, pilot in command (cause) - stall - encountered, pilot in command - In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - uncontrolled ## Analysis The pilot reported he was preparing to land on runway 36 (2,200 feet by 150 feet, dry grass) when another airplane on the ground had its engine quit. This airplane was stopped on the east edge of the 150-foot wide airstrip, approximately 1,200 feet from the approach end of the runway. The pilot attempted to go around, but did not add full power. He reported the airplane stalled and the left wing dropped. The pilot reported that he added full power, however, the airplane impacted the terrain off the west wide of the airstrip. ## Factual narrative On September 1, 2000, at 1600 central daylight time, a Piper PA-18-150, N82748, collided with the terrain following a loss of control during a go-around at Antique Field, Blakesburg, Iowa. The private pilot was not injured. The airplane was substantially damaged. The 14 CFR Part 91 flight was operating in visual meteorological conditions and no flight plan was filed. The flight last departed Mount Pleasant, Iowa, at 1500 central daylight time. The pilot reported he was preparing to land on runway 36 (2,200 feet by 150 feet, dry grass) when another airplane on the ground had its engine quit. This airplane was stopped on the east edge of the airstrip, approximately 1,200 feet from the approach end of the runway. The pilot reported that he "attempted a go around but did not give it full throttle." He reported the airplane stalled and the left wing dropped. The pilot reported that he added full power, however, the airplane impacted the terrain off the west wide of the airstrip. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N82748](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N82748), registered now, S/N 18-6838, built 1959 (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) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 18-6838 - Airframe hours: 5362 - Engines: Lycoming O-320-A2B 150 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Kirk W. Warner - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility - Last inspection: Annual, May 22, 2000, 35 hours before - Departed: MPZ, MOUNT PLEASANT, IA - Destination: 5C2 - Airport: IA27, Antique Airfield, runway 36, 2,200 × 150 ft, grass/turf ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 44; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: front; flight hours: 140 total, 63 in this make and model, 95 as pilot in command, 75 in the last 90 days, 34 in the last 30 days, 3 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: variable at 4 knots - Visibility: 8 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 194 °F, dew point 165 °F - Altimeter: 29.00 inHg - Observed at: OTM, 10 nm away ## 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 20000901009469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000901009469A), Sep 1, 2000: Piper PA18150, Blakesburg, IA, No damage. (-23) Pilot was landing at a private field in Blakesburg, Iowa, during an antique aircraft fly-in. The a/c that landed in front of him was delayed in clearing… From the NTSB's public API. 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