# NTSB IAD80DKM04: Piper PA-18, N75PC, Asheboro, NC, November 30, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 30, 1979
- Place: Asheboro, NC · ASHEBORO, NC
- Location: 35.7026° N, 79.8041° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Asheboro, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7026&lon=-79.8041&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 21, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133185
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD80DKM04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD80DKM04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3472  79/11/30   ASHEBORO,NC         PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 39, 29 TOTAL
        TIME - 1300                    N75PC               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 21 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COLERIDGE,NC                ASHEBORO,NC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- PLT NOTICED WET SPOT IN RNWY DURING LNDG ROLL,ADDED PWR,FLEW OVER IT,LNDD HARD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N75PC](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N75PC), registered now, S/N 18-7609133, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (registry code 7101828) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19791130032539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791130032539A), Nov 30, 1979: Piper PA18150, Asheboro, NC, Substantial damage. Student pilot made unscheduled hard landing in cow pasture. Folded landing gear. Damaged wing tips.

## Other investigations on N75PC (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 ANC90LA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90LA123), Jul 25, 1990: Piper PA-18-150 (N75PC), Big River, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE IMPROPER USE OF BRAKES BY THE PILOT DURING THE LANDING ROLL.

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.

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