# NTSB MIA78DLD26: Piper PA-18, N62747, Orlando, FL, March 12, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 12, 1978
- Place: Orlando, FL · ORLANDO, FL
- Location: 28.5383° N, 81.3792° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Orlando, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.5383&lon=-81.3792&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 17, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143366
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA78DLD26
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78DLD26

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0642  78/3/12    ORLANDO,FL          PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 21, 33 TOTAL
        TIME - 1031                    N62747              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 9 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HERNDON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ORLANDO,FL                  ORLANDO,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- RT SPAR AND MLG BROKEN FOLLOWING GROUND LOOP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N62747](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62747-1979-07-02), registration cancelled 1979-07-02, S/N 18-7709137 (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
- Airport: Herndon

## 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 19780312003359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780312003359A), Mar 12, 1978: Piper PA18S125, Orlando, FL, Substantial damage. Rt spar and MLG broken following ground loop.

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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