# NTSB NYC65F/UOK: Piper PA-18, N4220A, Ft Eustis, VA, April 5, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 5, 1965
- Place: Ft Eustis, VA · FT EUSTIS, VA
- Location: 37.1387° N, 76.5891° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Eustis, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1387&lon=-76.5891&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 12, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 178937
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC65F/UOK
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC65F%2FUOK

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0570   65/4/5    FT EUSTIS VA        PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 23, 12 TOTAL
        TIME - 1340                    N4220A              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FELKER
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4220A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4220A-1981-01-20), registration cancelled 1981-01-20, S/N 18-894 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- Registry model: [Piper L-21A](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-l-21a) (registry code 7101814) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Felker

## Other investigations on N4220A (2)

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.

- [NTSB CHI72DLQ14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72DLQ14), Sep 22, 1971: Piper PA-18 (N4220A), Fort Knox, KY, substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI71DGJ10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI71DGJ10), Aug 22, 1970: Piper PA-18 (N4220A), Ft.Knox, KY, substantial damage

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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