Piper PA-18-150 N5975Z

Summary

On 31 January 1998 at about 17:00 local time, a Piper PA-18-150 registered N5975Z was involved in an accident near New Smyrna Bch, Florida, 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.

Date

31 January 1998 at 17:00

Classification

Accident

Location

New Smyrna Bch, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

New Smyrna Beach Muni (34J)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Piper PA-18-150

Registration

N5975Z

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

MIA98LA071

Nobody was injured.

failure of the pilot to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll, which resulted in an inadvertent ground swerve.

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

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The pilot entered the traffic pattern, and due to heavy traffic in the pattern, he elected to land on the runway in use, rather than land on a runway that was more aligned with the wind. The pilot performed a wheel landing with full flaps extended. After touchdown with a crosswind from the right, the airplane yawed to the right. The pilot applied full left rudder and full power to go around, but the airplane veered off the left side of the runway. The pilot then aborted the takeoff. Subsequently, the airplane came to rest on grass adjacent to the runway with substantial damage. The pilot stated that he should have landed first with the right main and tailwheel to maintain directional control in the crosswind.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.