# NTSB WPR10CA362: Piper/Cub Crafters PA-18-150, N874CC, Lucile, ID, July 20, 2010 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: July 20, 2010, 09:20 local (16:20 UTC) - Place: Lucile, ID - Coordinates: 45.551944, -116.30278 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5519&lon=-116.3028&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-flare/touchdown: Abnormal runway contact](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report December 20, 2010 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Western Pacific Region - Parties: FAA - NTSB case key (mKey): 76713 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR10CA362 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/76713/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=76713 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10CA362 ## Probable cause The pilot's delayed decision to perform a go-around, which resulted in the airplane colliding with a fence during the initial climb. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Action: delayed action](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041025): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Piper/Cub Crafters PA-18-150, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041025/cases.md?model=7101843), [All aircraft, 894 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041025/cases.md) - [Object/animal/substance: fence/fence post](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022047): Environmental issues › Physical environment · Contributed to outcome; cases with it: [Piper/Cub Crafters PA-18-150, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022047/cases.md?model=7101843), [All aircraft, 313 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022047/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-flare/touchdown: Abnormal runway contact](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090) (defining event); cases with it: [Piper/Cub Crafters PA-18-150, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090/sequence.md?model=7101843), [All aircraft, 1,506 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090/sequence.md) - [Approach-VFR go-around: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Piper/Cub Crafters PA-18-150, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=7101843), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) ## Analysis The airplane touched down about 200 feet from the approach end of the 900-foot-long landing strip and bounced. The pilot maneuvered the airplane back down on the ruwnay, but then decided to perform a go-around. He applied full engine power but collided with a fence during the initial climb. The pilot reported that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane. ## Factual narrative In a written statement, the pilot reported that he had to circle the destination airport numerous times in an effort to lose altitude. The airplane touched down about 200 feet from the approach end of the landing strip and bounced. He maneuvered the airplane back down, but then decided to perform a go-around. He applied full engine power and collided with a fence during the initial climb. In the section titled "RECOMMENDATION" in the NTSB Pilot/Operator Report, form 6120.1, the pilot stated that the accident could have been prevented if he didn't attempt to land at the airport, or landed softer. The pilot reported that there were no pre impact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane. As a result of the accident, the airplane incurred damage to the firewall and wings. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N874CC](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N874CC), registered now, S/N 9931CC, built 2001 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: PIPER/CUB CRAFTERS PA-18-150 - Registry model: [Piper/Cub Crafters PA-18-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-cub-crafters-pa-18-150) (registry code 7101843) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 9931CC - Airframe hours: 663 - Engines: LYCOMING O-360 SER 180 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Rio Hirai - Registered owner: Doebler Orchards Inc - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, January 19, 2010, 65 hours before - Departed: D69, Anatone, WA - Destination: n/a, Lucile, ID - Airport: n/a, Pittsburg Landing, runway 27, 900 × 20 ft, grass/turf ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 53; injuries: minor; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, without waivers/limitations; last flight review March 1, 2010; seat: front; flight hours: 535 total, 140 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days, 14 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none ## 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 20100720039029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100720039029A), Jul 20, 2010: Piper/Cub C PA-18-150, OR, Substantial damage. The pilot was Landing to the south. The aircraft touched down in the first 1/3 of the runway and bounced. The pilot initiated a go-around. In doing so the… ## Docket (1 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on August 16, 2010, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=76713. 475 KB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 475 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40334400&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.