Piper PA 18A N245KW
8 May 2017 · Coeur D'alene, Idaho, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 8 May 2017 at about 20:30 local time, a Piper PA 18A registered N245KW was involved in an accident near Coeur D'alene, Idaho, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 20:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Coeur D'alene, Idaho, United States
- Nearest airport
- Coeur D'alene - Pappy Boyingto (COE)
- Coordinates
- 47.7744, -116.8194
- Aircraft
- Piper PA 18A
- Registration
- N245KW
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1953
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Coeur D'alene → Coeur D'alene
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- WPR17LA102
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Probable cause
The loss of yaw control due to an inadequately compressed rudder swage, which resulted from inadequate maintenance and led to the separation of the forward right rudder cable.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The private pilot reported that, shortly after takeoff for the personal flight, the airplane began to yaw left and that he applied right rudder input in an attempt to regain yaw control; however, the airplane did not respond. The pilot subsequently initiated a forced landing, during which the airplane impacted the ground in a nose-down attitude, and it then came to rest oriented about 90o perpendicular to the runway. Postaccident examination revealed that the forward right rudder cable, between the front and rear seats, had detached at the rear seat foot pedal connection. The cable had pulled through its swage sleeve, indicating that the swage had not been adequately compressed. The cable appeared to have been recently replaced; however, during a review of maintenance records, no logbook entry was found documenting the replacement.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-18A accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Jan 2016 | Piper PA 18A 150 | Auburn, Washington, United States | Daryl Hickman | No injuries | - |
| 20 May 2016 | Piper PA 18A | Westminster, Maryland, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Dec 2015 | Piper PA 18A | Girdwood, Alaska, United States | Okonek Kellie L | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jul 2015 | Piper PA 18A 150 | Beluga, Alaska, United States | Adam Redman | No injuries | - |
| 19 Apr 2015 | Piper PA 18A 150 | Nondalton, Alaska, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 14 Jun 2015 | Piper PA 18A 150 | Soldotna, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Aug 2017 | Champion 7ACA | Nampa, Idaho, United States | William Snethen | No injuries | - |
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| 4 Aug 2017 | Rans S9 | Athol, Idaho, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
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