# NTSB MIA78FKG40: Piper PA-18, N100T, Monroe, GA, May 15, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 15, 1978
- Place: Monroe, GA · MONROE, GA
- Location: 33.7984° N, 83.7219° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Monroe, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7984&lon=-83.7219&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 28, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142425
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA78FKG40
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FKG40

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1117  78/5/15    MONROE,GA           PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 51,
        TIME - 1800                    N100T               PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  280 TOTAL HOURS, 72 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MONROE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MONROE,GA                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
        REMARKS- PLT HAD EXPIRED STUDENT PLT AND MEDICAL CERTIFICATES
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N100T (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Monroe

## 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 19780515010469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780515010469A), May 15, 1978: Piper PA18, Monroe, GA, Substantial damage. Plt had expired student plt and medical certificates

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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