- Date
- July 13, 1984, 12:25 local (16:25 UTC)
- Place
- High Springs, FL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7776DPiper PA-18
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840713032569A
- Case key
- 31155
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot stated that after recovering from a bounced landing, he started to lose directional control. He stated that he over compensated for the turn & added power to takeoff again. However, the acft veered left & subsequently nosed over.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7776D
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18-5961
- Airframe hours
- 2,017
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-A2A, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Roderic A. Blake
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 28, 1984 · 8 hours before
- Airport
- 6J8 · Rudy'S Gliderport, runway 16, 3,236 × 50 ft, grass/turf
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
- 63
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 72 total · 3 in this make and model · 62 as pilot in command · 62 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 330° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 2,500 ft broken
- Temperature
- 90 °F, dew point 73 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- GVN, 15 nm away
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 N7776D · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.