- Date
- October 5, 1970
- Place
- Shell, WY · SHELL, WY
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4227ZPiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report July 12, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 158511
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3898 70/10/5 SHELL,WYO PIPER PA-18 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 37, 1218 TIME - 1100 N4227Z PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 662 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT CODY,WYO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS TERRAIN - OTHER FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND REMARKS- NOTICED TAILWIND DRG LDG IN PASTURE.APPLIED HARD BRAKING TO AVOID DITCH.TERRAIN MARGINAL ANY DRCTN
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4227Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N4227ZRegistered now · Piper PA-18-150Airframe modelPiper PA-18-150Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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