Plane Crash List

Piper PA-18-150 N3917Z

23 April 1993 · Shreveport, Louisiana, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 23 April 1993 at about 21:18 local time, a Piper PA-18-150 registered N3917Z, operated by Rogers, Jimmie A., was involved in an accident near Shreveport, Louisiana, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 21:18
Classification
Accident
Location
Shreveport, Louisiana, United States
Nearest airport
Downtown Municipal (DTN)
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Piper PA-18-150
Registration
N3917Z
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Rogers, Jimmie A.
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Madison → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
DEN93LA045

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 0 0 2

Probable cause

THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS. THE GUSTY CROSSWIND WAS A FACTOR.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

WINDS WERE REPORTED TO BE FROM 190 DEGREES AT 10 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 20 KNOTS. ANTICIPATING A GUSTY CROSSWIND SITUATION, THE PILOT MADE A WHEEL LANDING ON RUNWAY 14. AS THE AIRPLANE SLOWED AND THE TAIL SETTLED TO THE GROUND, A GUST OF WIND LIFTED THE RIGHT WING. USING CROSS CONTROLS, THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO LOWER THE WING. THE AIRPLANE VEERED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND STRUCK AN ANEMOMETER POLE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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