Piper PA-18-150 N66ND
9 February 2005 · Larimore, North Dakota, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 9 February 2005 at about 22:45 local time, a Piper PA-18-150 registered N66ND was involved in an accident near Larimore, North Dakota, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 22:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Larimore, North Dakota, United States
- Coordinates
- 47.9069, -97.6406
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-18-150
- Registration
- N66ND
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Grand Forks → Larimore
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI05CA068
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The CFI's delay in applying remedial action which resulted in a loss of directional control of the airplane. Factors associated with the accident were the student's excessive application of rudder and the snow bank which the airplane contacted.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The airplane nosed over following a collision with a snow bank while landing. The purpose of the flight was for the certified flight instructor (CFI) to provide tailwheel training to a private pilot who was taking a tailwheel transition course. The CFI stated the student made the first landing. The CFI stated he then demonstrated a wheel landing. The student made two more landings with little assistance. The accident occurred on the student's fourth landing of the flight. The CFI stated the student landed on the main gear and after the tailwheel came down the airplane "turned slightly left of centerline." He stated the student overcorrected and the airplane veered abruptly to the right. The CFI stated he applied full left rudder, but it was too late. The airplane ground looped, struck a snow bank on side of the runway, and nosed over.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Sep 2005 | Piper PA-18 | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Sep 2005 | Piper PA-18 | Nenana, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Feb 2005 | Piper PA-18 | Talkeetna, Alaska, United States | Jason A. Sturgis | No injuries | - |
| 31 Aug 2005 | Piper PA-18-150 | Mountain City, Nevada, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 12 Sep 2005 | Piper PA-18 | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | Kenneth A. Thomas | No injuries | - |
| 21 Apr 2005 | Piper PA-18-105 | Perry, Oklahoma, United States | Brice Schou | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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