Piper PA-18-150 N7884D

Summary

On 4 April 2010 at about 00:20 local time, a Piper PA-18-150 registered N7884D was involved in an accident near Brook Park, Minnesota, 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

4 April 2010 at 00:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Brook Park, Minnesota, United States

Nearest airport

Private Airstrip (PVT)

Coordinates

45.9494, -93.0747

Aircraft

Piper PA-18-150

Registration

N7884D

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Brook Park → Brook Park

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN10CA193

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing rollout in variable wind conditions.

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

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The pilot reported that after a normal touchdown the airplane drifted toward the right side of the runway. He attempted to correct for the right drift with a left rudder input, but the wind suddenly changed direction and the airplane veered to the left. He applied full brakes to stop the airplane from leaving the runway, but in the process the airplane nosed over. The vertical stabilizer, rudder, both wings, and cabin structure were substantially damaged. The pilot reported that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation of the airplane. About 4 minutes before the accident, a local weather station reported that the prevailing wind was out of the southwest at 4 knots. About 16 minutes after the accident, the same weather station reported that the wind speed had increased to 8 knots, with 14 knot wind gusts.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.