Piper PA 18-135 N949JP

Summary

On 15 June 2014 at about 19:00 local time, a Piper PA 18-135 registered N949JP, operated by Curtright William Ames, was involved in an accident near Turner, Oregon, 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 June 2014 at 19:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Turner, Oregon, United States

Nearest airport

Ames (21OG)

Coordinates

44.7697, -122.9683

Aircraft

Piper PA 18-135

Registration

N949JP

Category

Airplane

Year built

1953

Engines

1

Operator

Curtright William Ames

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Turner → Turner

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR14LA265

Nobody was injured.

The collapse of the left main landing gear during landing roll for reasons that could not be determined because the pilot would not make the airplane available for a postaccident examination.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot of the amphibious float-equipped airplane was landing at his private airstrip following a personal local flight. During the landing roll, the left amphibious float's main wheel collapsed/retracted. The pilot said following the collapse of the wheel the airplane pulled hard to the left, which he was not able to control with right brake and rudder. The airplane departed the runway to the left, the float support structure collapsed, and the right wing was substantially damaged when it struck the ground. Prior to the collapse of the left wheel the pilot reported no known mechanical problems with the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.