Piper PA-18-150 N6110A

Summary

On 5 July 2010 at about 19:00 local time, a Piper PA-18-150 registered N6110A, operated by State of Montana, was involved in an accident near Dillon, Montana, 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

5 July 2010 at 19:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Dillon, Montana, United States

Nearest airport

Dillon (KDLN)

Coordinates

45.2553, -112.5525

Aircraft

Piper PA-18-150

Registration

N6110A

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

State of Montana

Operating rule

Public Use

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Dillon → Dillon

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR10TA335

Nobody was injured.

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 pilot reported that during approach for runway 22 he observed the winds to be a quartering headwind from the right. After a normal approach the airplane touched down on the main landing gear. As the tail wheel was about to touch down the airplane veered to the right. The pilot used left rudder and brake to compensate for the turn, but the airplane exited the right side of the runway. Through the use of left rudder and brake the pilot was able to stop the right turn, but then the airplane turned to the left and ground looped. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing spar and right elevator.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.