Piper PA-18-105 N239NA

Summary

On 26 August 2000 at about 22:30 local time, a Piper PA-18-105 registered N239NA was involved in an accident near Cullman, Alabama, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

26 August 2000 at 22:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Cullman, Alabama, United States

Nearest airport

Folsom Field (3A1)

Coordinates

34.1706, -86.8302

Aircraft

Piper PA-18-105

Registration

N239NA

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA00LA250

1 person was seriously injured.

failure of the pilot to maintain directional control of the aircraft during the landing rollout, which resulted in a ground swerve, and the aircraft exiting the runway and incurring substantial damage when it collided with a dirt bank.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot stated that during the landing rollout she applied left rudder but the airplane veered to the left and right again. She further stated that she then applied full power to attempt to make the airplane fly, and affect a go-around, but it veered even more, and exited the runway into a ditch, and collided with the dirt bank at full power. The pilot also said that prior to the accident, there had been no mechanical malfunction or failure to the aircraft or any of its systems.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.