- Date
- May 16, 1983, 14:40 local (21:40 UTC)
- Place
- Grass Valley, OR
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N7173KPiper PA-18-150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830516019869A
- Case key
- 39692
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Analysis
The aircraft stalled while the pilot was attempting to land downwind on an uphill Grass strip. The wind was estimated at 15 gusting to 20 KTS. The pilot stated that on his approach, he was to the left of the center of the landing strip. He attempted to correct to the right and stalled at about 50 feet AGL. Recovery was initiated, but the left wing struck the ground, spinning the acft 180 degrees. The aircraft slid about 50 to 100 feet and came to rest upright with the main gear collapsed. The accident occurred about 1 mile short of the airstrip threshold.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7173K
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18-150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18-395
- Airframe hours
- 1,922
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-C1, 115 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Ian B. Jamieson
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 20, 1982 · 10 hours before
- Departed
- 3S9 · Condon, OR
- Destination
- Grass Valley, OR
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
- 68
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 2,150 total · 919 in this make and model · 2,130 as pilot in command · 8 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 320° at 15 knots
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 11,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 57 °F, dew point 46 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- DLS, 23 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.