- Date
- April 24, 1976
- Place
- Tooele, UT · TOOELE, UT
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N9692PPiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report May 21, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760424009529A
- Case key
- 153359
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0968 76/4/24 NR.TOOELE,UT PIPER PA-18 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 5650 TIME - 1415 N9692P PX- 0 0 1 DEMONSTRATION TOTAL HOURS, 25 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP SALT LAKE CITY,UT RETURN TOOELE,UT TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ENGINE LOADED UP FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL GROUND-WATER-LOOP-SWERVE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE TERRAIN - OTHER PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- ENGINE FALTERED ON LOW PASS.PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND IN FIELD,ATTEMPTED TO GROUND LOOP.GEAR FAILED
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9692P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N9692PRegistered now · Piper PA-18-150Airframe modelPiper PA-18-150Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N9692P · 2
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NTSB ANC00LA119Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSleetmute, AKThe loss of aircraft control precipitated by the pilot's inadvertent stall. Factors associated with the accident are the disengagement of the stabilizer trim system, which resulted in reduced aircraft control, an inadvertent stall by the pilot, and a large…NTSB ANC95LA136Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAniak, AKThe pilot's misjudged landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing and overload failure of the main landing gear.