Piper PA-18A N3192Z

Summary

On 1 May 1982 at about 22:30 local time, a Piper PA-18A registered N3192Z, operated by Woodrow McKay, was involved in an accident near Timmonsville, South Carolina, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

1 May 1982 at 22:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Timmonsville, South Carolina, United States

Nearest airport

Lockhart

Coordinates

34.1297, -79.9391

Aircraft

Piper PA-18A

Registration

N3192Z

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Woodrow McKay

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Timmonsville → Timmonsville

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL82DA118

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE REDUCED POWER AT 1000 FT AND APPLIED CARBURETOR HEAT FOR AN EXTENDED GLIDE TO THE SOD STRIP. WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH OVER A WHEAT FIELD, THE AIRSPEED BLED OFF AND HE MOVED THE THROTTLE TO ADD POWER. HOWEVER, HE REPORTED THAT THE ENGINE HAD LOADED UP AND COUGHED. BEFORE REACHING THE RUNWAY, THE LANDING GEAR CAUGHT THE WHEAT AND THE PLANE NOSED OVER. THE PILOT HAD NOT CLEARED THE ENGINE DURING THE GLIDE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.