Piper PA-18-150 N54182

Summary

On 7 September 2009 at about 19:00 local time, a Piper PA-18-150 registered N54182, operated by Dalrymple Larry E, was involved in an accident near Fairbanks, Alaska, 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

7 September 2009 at 19:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Fairbanks, Alaska, United States

Nearest airport

Private (xxx)

Coordinates

64.2397, -147.7444

Aircraft

Piper PA-18-150

Registration

N54182

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Dalrymple Larry E

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Fairbanks → Fairbanks

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC09CA094

Nobody was injured.

A tailwheel malfunction that limited directional control, which resulted in a runway excursion, and collision with a building.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airline transport pilot was on a Title 14, CFR Part 91, personal cross-country flight when the accident occurred. The pilot reported that during the landing roll at a private airstrip, the airplane started drifting left. He said that right rudder and right brake did not correct the drift, and the airplane exited the runway in a left turn. The airplane struck a building adjacent to the runway with its right wing, and according to the pilot, received substantial damage to the leading edge and rear wing spar. The pilot indicated that an FAA certificated aviation mechanic who examined the airplane told him the tailwheel malfunctioned, and would not turn to the right. The pilot said there were no known mechanical problems with the airplane prior to the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.