- Date
- May 1, 1973
- Place
- Ridgeley, WV · RIDGELEY, WV
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9292DPiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report July 12, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730501013999A
- Case key
- 190381
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1419 73/5/1 RIDGELEY,W VA PIPER PA-18 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 34, 121 TIME - 1445 N9292D PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 6 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CUMBERLAND MUN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FREDERICK,MD RIDGELEY,W VA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT REMARKS- R WING TIP HIT THE GND,R TIRE AND TAILWHEEL FLAT.LONGERON NEAR TAIL BENT.OTR ACFT FLOWN TRI-GEAR.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9292D
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Cumberland Mun
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N9292D · 2
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