Piper PA-18-150 N91250

Summary

On 29 April 2012 at about 21:30 local time, a Piper PA-18-150 registered N91250, operated by Jacobelli Robert W, was involved in an accident near Burlington, North Carolina, 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

29 April 2012 at 21:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Burlington, North Carolina, United States

Nearest airport

Burlington Almance Regional (BUY)

Coordinates

36.0425, -79.4717

Aircraft

Piper PA-18-150

Registration

N91250

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Jacobelli Robert W

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Gibsonville → Burlington

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA12CA310

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s loss of directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the pilot, during the landing roll, the airplane veered to the left. The pilot applied right rudder in an attempt to arrest the turn, but the airplane continued to the left, ran off the runway, and struck a runway sign, resulting in substantial damage to the left wing. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.