# NTSB NYC00LA133: Piper PA18-150, N9432P, Forest Hill, MD, May 13, 2000 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: May 13, 2000, 14:30 local (18:30 UTC) - Place: Forest Hill, MD - Coordinates: 39.269214, -76.829429 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2692&lon=-76.8294&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: Serious injuries - Injuries: 1 serious - Status: Completed, report March 2, 2001 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 49178 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC00LA133 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/49178/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA133 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing. Factors in this accident were the tailwind condition, and the pilot's lack of flight experience in tail-wheeled airplanes. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll - weather condition - tailwind (contributing factor) - aircraft control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - lack of total experience in kind of aircraft, pilot in command (contributing factor) - On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll - object - aircraft parked/standing ## Analysis While landing on Runway 31, a 2,650 foot long, 50 foot wide asphalt runway, the airplane veered off the right side of the runway, where it impacted a parked airplane. Winds reported at an airport about 15 miles south of the accident site, were from 160 degrees at 5 knots. The pilot reported 183 hours of total flight experience; with 5 hours in tail-wheeled airplanes, all in the PA-18-150. ## Factual narrative On May 13, 2000, about 1430 Eastern Daylight Time, a Piper PA18-150, N9432P, was substantially damaged while landing at the Forest Hill Airport, Forest Hill, Maryland. The certificated private pilot was seriously injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan had been filed for the flight that originated at Donegal Springs, Pennsylvania. The personal flight was conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. According to a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector, the airplane was landing on Runway 31, a 2,650 foot long, 50 foot wide asphalt runway. During the landing roll, the airplane veered off the right side of the runway, and impacted a parked airplane. The pilot stated he entered the traffic pattern for Runway 31, after he observed the windsock indicated the wind direction was from the northwest at 5 to 10 knots. The pilot described the approach and touchdown as "normal;" however, he had "no recollection of events following touchdown." A witness at the airport observed the airplane on final approach with it's left wing down, "in a slip." After touchdown, the airplane yawed back and forth on the runway. The airplane then entered the grass area adjacent to the runway and struck the parked airplane. Winds reported at an airport about 15 miles south of the accident site, at 1448, were from 160 degrees at 5 knots. The pilot reported 183 hours of total flight experience; with 5 hours in tail-wheeled airplanes, all in the PA-18-150. ## Aircraft - Registration: N9432P (not matched to a registry record) - Reported make and model: Piper PA18-150 - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 18-7409120 - Airframe hours: 1380 - Engines: Lycoming O-320 150 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Forest Hill Management Co. Inc - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, February 17, 2000, 11 hours before - Departed: N71, DONEGAL SPRINGS, PA - Destination: MD31 - Airport: MD31, Forest Hill, runway 31, 2,650 × 50 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 52; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: front; flight hours: 183 total, 5 in this make and model, 113 as pilot in command, 7 in the last 90 days, 5 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 160° at 5 knots - Visibility: 5 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 81 °F, dew point 66 °F - Altimeter: 29.00 inHg - Observed at: MTN, 17 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 (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20000513040109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000513040109A), May 13, 2000: Piper PA18150, Forest Hill, MD, Substantial damage. (.4)On may 13, 2000, about 1430 eastern daylight time, a Piper PA18-150, N9432P, was substantially damaged while landing at the Forest Hill Airport, Forest… From the NTSB's public API. 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