Piper PA 11 N4926M

Summary

On 15 March 2019 at about 19:00 local time, a Piper PA 11 registered N4926M was involved in an accident near Moberly, Missouri, 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 March 2019 at 19:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Moberly, Missouri, United States

Nearest airport

Omar N Bradley (MBY)

Coordinates

39.4642, -92.4319

Aircraft

Piper PA 11

Registration

N4926M

Category

Airplane

Year built

1947

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Positioning

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Omaha → Moberly

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA19CA170

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll in gusting wind conditions.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot of the tailwheel-equipped airplane reported that, during the landing roll, the right wing "lifted abruptly and rapidly." He attempted to correct with right aileron, but the airplane veered left and then began to yaw left. The pilot added right rudder and power to correct to no avail. Subsequently, he reduced power, and the airplane exited the runway, impacted a ditch, and then came to rest inverted. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing and rudder. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The pilot estimated that the wind was from 300° at 24 knots, gusting to 28 knots. The airport's automated weather observation station reported that, about 5 minutes before the accident, the wind was from 320° at 15 knots, gusting to 21 knots. The pilot landed the airplane on runway 31.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.