# NTSB CHI07CA247: Piper PA-18-135, N197T, Kansas City, MO, July 26, 2007 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: July 26, 2007, 12:00 local (17:00 UTC) - Place: Kansas City, MO - Coordinates: 39.123332, -94.591941 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1233&lon=-94.5919&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report November 29, 2007 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Kansas City, Missouri FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 66554 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI07CA247 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/66554/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA247 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to manitain directional control during landing which resulted in the airplane striking a taxiway sign during the aborted landing. The crosswind and the sign were factors. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command(cfi) (cause) - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor) - In flight collision with object, landing - aborted - object - sign (contributing factor) ## Analysis The certified flight instructor stated that the flight touched down on centerline of runway 19 and a gust of wind lifted the airplane from the ground and weathervaned it into the wind. He stated that the airplane did not respond to rudder input and he added more power in an attempt to gain more control authority. He stated that the airplane responded and came back to the runway heading and he added full power for liftoff. He stated that he heard and felt the aircraft hit a sign. He stated that he landed the airplane without further incident. A taxiway sign was found to have been struck. The pilot reported no mechanical failures or malfunctions of the airplane. The winds were from 240 degrees at 10 knots. ## Factual narrative The airplane was damaged during landing. The pilot reported that he was giving flight instruction, but during the accident he was in command of the airplane and his student didn't provide any control input. He stated that he touched down on centerline and a gust of wind lifted the airplane from the ground and weathervaned it into the wind. He stated that the airplane did not respond to rudder input and he added more power in an attempt to gain more control authority. He stated that the airplane responded and came back to the runway heading and he added full power for liftoff. He stated that he heard and felt the aircraft hit a sign. He stated that he landed the airplane without further incident. A taxiway sign was found to have been struck. The pilot reported no mechanical failures or malfunctions of the airplane. The pilot reported that the landing was made on runway 19 and the winds were from 240 degrees at 10 knots. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N197T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N197T-2020-10-03), registration cancelled 2020-10-03, S/N 18-2311, built 1953 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Piper PA-18-135 - Registry model: [Piper PA-18-105 SPECIAL](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-105-special) (registry code 7101808) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 18-2311 - Engines: Lycoming O-290 135 hp reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: MKC, Kansas City, MO ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Flight instructor; age 59; injuries: none; commercial, flight instructor; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, with waivers/limitations; last flight review November 1, 2006; flight hours: 5,075 total, 78 in this make and model - Student pilot; injuries: none ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day ## 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 20070726014029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070726014029A), Jul 26, 2007: Piper PA18105SPEC, Kansas City, MO, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot [privacy data omitted] was instructing [privacy data omitted] on landing in the tailwheel airplane. They agreed on downwind that the pilot… ## Other investigations on N197T (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 MIA81FKT49](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81FKT49), May 31, 1981: Piper PA-18 (N197T), Opalocka, FL, substantial damage 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.