Piper PA-18 N2528S

Summary

On 11 May 1996 at about 16:10 local time, a Piper PA-18 registered N2528S was involved in an accident near Marshfield, Massachusetts, United States. One person was 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.

Date

11 May 1996 at 16:10

Classification

Accident

Location

Marshfield, Massachusetts, United States

Nearest airport

Marshfield (3B2)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Piper PA-18

Registration

N2528S

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC96LA103

Nobody was injured.

the pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions, and his failure to maintain directional control, which resulted in a loss of control, on-ground collision with terrain, and the aircraft nosing over. The sudden windshift was a related factor.

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

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The pilot landed on runway 24 and encountered a sudden wind shift. The airplane touched down on the main gear, then twice the tail lowered and raised followed by the propeller striking the runway. The airplane went off the right side of the runway onto grass, then it nosed over and came to rest inverted. About 5 minutes before touchdown, the wind was recorded to be from 260 degrees at 8 knots. About 2 minutes after touchdown, the wind was recorded as 190 degrees, variable to 310 degrees, at 8 knots, with gusts to 25 knots.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.