Piper PA-18-150 N41529

Summary

On 17 January 2023 at about 14:44 local time, a Piper PA-18-150 registered N41529 was involved in an accident near Brush, Colorado, 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

17 January 2023 at 14:44

Classification

Accident

Location

Brush, Colorado, United States

Nearest airport

Brush Municipal Airport (7V5)

Coordinates

40.2644, -103.5756

Aircraft

Piper PA-18-150

Registration

N41529

Category

Airplane

Year built

1989

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Public Use

Purpose of flight

Other Work Use

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Akron → La Junta

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN23LA085

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll with strong gusty surface winds.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot of the tail wheel-equipped airplane reported that during the landing roll, when the airplane was slowed to taxi speed, it began to drift left. The pilot was unable to maintain directional control of the airplane and it exited the runway to the left. During the runway excursion, the airplane entered a snow-covered field adjacent to the runway, nosed over, and came to rest inverted. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the wing struts and vertical stabilizer. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. At the time of the accident, the pilot was landing on runway 25 with wind variable at 20-25 knots, gusting to 35 knots.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.