- Date
- February 8, 1989, 15:14 local (22:14 UTC)
- Place
- Flagstaff, AZ
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9007SPiper PA-18
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 24, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19890208002129A
- Case key
- 26335
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Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain proper runway alignment while expediting to exit the runway. His lack of experience in this type of aircraft, self-induced pressure & the snow covered terrain were contributing factors.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The plt rprtd that when he was on final apch to land, there was a Learjet behind him on a 5 mile final apch. He stated that he made a normal landing, then steered left toward the 'taxiway side' of the rwy to expedite off the rwy. However, after reaching the left side, he was unable to align the acft back on the rwy heading & elected to continue off the rwy, rather than risk ground looping the acft. After departing the rwy, the acft entered snow & nosed over. No mech malfunction or failure was rprtd.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9007S
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 187709089
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Peter Baxter
- Registered owner
- Baxter, Peter M
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- PRC · Prescott, AZ
- Airport
- FLG · Pulliam, runway 3, 7,000 × 150 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 20
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea, Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 364 total · 12 in this make and model · 285 as pilot in command · 82 in the last 90 days · 25 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 50° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 22,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 30 °F, dew point 25 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.