Piper PA-18-150 N7236K

Summary

On 13 September 1998 at about 22:57 local time, a Piper PA-18-150 registered N7236K was involved in an accident near Oxford, Connecticut, 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

13 September 1998 at 22:57

Classification

Accident

Location

Oxford, Connecticut, United States

Nearest airport

Waterbury-Oxford (OXC)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Piper PA-18-150

Registration

N7236K

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

IAD98LA108

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's inability to maintain directional control during the landing roll due to separation of the tailwheel spring assembly.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot said he made a three point landing, and during the landing roll the aircraft drastically veered to the right. He said he tried to correct with power, but the aircraft impacted a brushy area veered off the right side of the runway down an embankment. Examination of the tailwheel revealed the right side tailwheel rudder spring was missing, while the left side was hanging and not connected. According to the airplane log books, the last annual inspection was completed on September 28, 1997. The airplane had accumulated over 6.5 hours since it was rebuilt in September 1997. Prior to the inspection, the last entry in the log book was dated in 1981.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.