Plane Crash List

Leider T-18 N37GL

18 July 2009 · Carson City, Nevada, United States · Serious injuries

Summary

On 18 July 2009 at about 18:00 local time, a Leider T-18 registered N37GL, operated by George K. Leider, was involved in an accident near Carson City, Nevada, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. 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 18:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Carson City, Nevada, United States
Nearest airport
Carson City (CXP)
Coordinates
39.1922, -119.7344
Aircraft
Leider T-18
Registration
N37GL
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
George K. Leider
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Carson City → Carson City
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
WPR09LA354

People

1 person was seriously injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 1 1 0

Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The right-seat pilot reported that, after an ocal flight, his father, the left-seat pilot, conducted an uneventful traffic pattern and approach. He noted that as the airplane touched down it seemed to skip to the right. The right-seat pilot stated that he could feel the left-seat pilot attempt to turn off of the runway at the gas pit; however, the airplane made a sharp right turn and exited the runway, coming to rest inverted. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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