Piper PA-18-150 N83604

Summary

On 15 July 2012 at about 18:45 local time, a Piper PA-18-150 registered N83604, operated by Kirby H Crowe, was involved in an accident near Jenks, Oklahoma, 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

15 July 2012 at 18:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Jenks, Oklahoma, United States

Nearest airport

Private Airstrip - Jenks OK (NONE)

Coordinates

36.0039, -95.9675

Aircraft

Piper PA-18-150

Registration

N83604

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Kirby H Crowe

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Paola → Jenks

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN12CA454

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to achieve a proper touchdown point during landing, which resulted in a runway overrun and impact with obstructions.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot was landing the tailwheel-equipped airplane on a rural grass runway. At the midpoint of the 1,000-foot runway, the airplane was still airborne, but the pilot reported that he elected not to go around because of trees and power lines near the departure end of the runway. After the airplane touched down, and while it was still moving about 20 mph, it impacted obstructions at the end of the runway. The airplane sustained substantial damage to both wings, the right aileron, and the upper fuselage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical problems with the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.