- Date
- December 12, 1987, 07:45 local (12:45 UTC)
- Place
- Fellsmere, FL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N80BJPiper PA-18-150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report February 24, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19871212082199A
- Case key
- 32109
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
While on a business flt over the company's property the plt elected to land the acft on a 40 foot wide dirt road. After touchdown the acft drifted off the left side of the road, due in part, to a crosswind. The left wing collided with a tree.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N80BJ
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18-150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 187709191
- Airframe hours
- 3,215
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-A2B, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Fellsmere Joint Venture
- Registered owner
- Fellsmere Joint Venture
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal; Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · November 25, 1987 · 18 hours before
- Airport
- NONE
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 62
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 814 total · 680 in this make and model · 741 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 200° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 4 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 57 °F, dew point 57 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MLB, 21 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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