Piper PA18-150 N9299D

Summary

On 29 March 2001 at about 17:30 local time, a Piper PA18-150 registered N9299D was involved in an accident near Holbrook, Arizona, 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

29 March 2001 at 17:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Holbrook, Arizona, United States

Nearest airport

Holbrook Municipal (P14)

Coordinates

34.9395, -110.0902

Aircraft

Piper PA18-150

Registration

N9299D

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Buckeye → Holbrook

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX01LA130

Nobody was injured.

Failure of the rudder lower hinge attach point resulting in a loss of rudder control and steerable tailwheel control. A factor was the crosswind condition.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot lost directional control after landing and the airplane veered off the runway to the right coming to rest on the nose. He reported a left crosswind of about 10 knots. The pilot also reported that the lower rudder hinge point had separated from the vertical tail post. The steerable tail wheel is attached to the rudder horns near that hinge. As a result of the failure of the lower rudder hinge point, both rudder control and tail wheel steering were lost, resulting in the pilot's inability to maintain direction control.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.