- Date
- September 17, 1990, 11:45 local (18:45 UTC)
- Place
- Montague, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2894PPiper PA-18A-150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 30, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19900917039549A
- Case key
- 26922
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Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing rollout. A contributing factor was the student pilot's lack of experience performing landings.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The student pilot took off and successfully flew around the airport completing his first solo flight. The pilot's flight instructor observed his student and reported that his student landed the airplane on the runway in a perfect three point attitude with full flaps. Thereafter, the airplane veered left, exited the runway, entered a dirt field and ground looped. No mechanical problems were reported with the airplane.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2894P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18A-150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18-4492
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Montague Aviation
- Registered owner
- Erling H. Hjertager
- Airport
- 105 · Montague-Yreka, runway 14, 3,360 × 50 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 27
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 26 total · 4 in this make and model · 4 as pilot in command · 4 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 68 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Observed at
- 105
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 N2894P · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.