- Date
- June 7, 1982, 14:45 local (21:45 UTC)
- Place
- Colusa, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2663APiper PA-18
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 7, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820607020849A
- Case key
- 70321
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot reported that during a 3-point landing in calm wind conditions, the aircraft veered to the right as soon as the main gear touched down. The pilot stated that he applied full left rudder and brake, but to no avail. The plane continued to the right and went into an irrigation ditch. The pilot reported that after the accident, he took the hub cap off the wheel and the inner tub valve stem fell out. He believed the tire had slipped on the rim and cut the stem.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2663A
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 2177
- Airframe hours
- 1,885
- Engine
- Lycoming O-290-D2, 135 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 91
- Operator
- Lonnie Roger Osberg
- Registered owner
- Terrell Farms Inc.
- Departed
- Colusa, CA
- Destination
- Colusa, CA
- Airport
- Terrell Farms, runway 35, 2,300 × 25 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 35
- Certificates
- Commercial, Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 3,683 total · 175 in this make and model · 3,470 as pilot in command · 114 in the last 90 days · 40 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Temperature
- 176 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N2663A · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.