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June 11, 2001 · Piper PA-18 · N83464

Billings, MT

Overview

Report Status
Final with probable cause
Event Type
Accident
Date
June 11, 2001
Injury Outcomes
No injuries (1 uninjured)
Location
Billings, MT
Aircraft
Piper PA-18
Tail Number
N83464
Injuries
None
Aircraft Damage
Substantial
NTSB Number
SEA01LA117

The pilot was landing his PA-18 tailwheel equipped aircraft on runway 07. Winds at the time of the accident were reported as 020 degrees at 16 knots with gusts to 21 knots. As the aircraft was decelerating a gust of wind picked up the left wing and the aircraft's right wing impacted terrain. The pilot reported to ARFF personnel that he "lost control of the aircraft."

NTSB Probable Cause

The pilot-in-command's failure to maintain directional control of the aircraft during the landing roll. A contributing factor was the gusty crosswind conditions.

Full Narrative

On June 10, 2001, at 1857 mountain daylight time, a Piper PA-18, N83464, registered to and being flown by a private pilot, incurred substantial damage during a loss of control and subsequent wing impact with terrain during the landing roll at the Billings Logan International airport, Billings, Montana. The pilot was uninjured. Visual meteorological conditions existed with gusty winds, and no flight plan had been filed. The flight, which was personal, was operated under 14 CFR 91, and had originated from Billings approximately 45 minutes earlier. The pilot reported that he landed on runway 07 and just before exiting the runway a gust of wind picked up the left wing. The aircraft's right wing impacted the ground and the aircraft departed the runway. The pilot regained control and continued taxiing the aircraft until an airport aircraft rescue and fire-fighting (ARFF) unit met the aircraft to assess aircraft damage and pilot injury. The ARFF supervisor reported that the right wing was bent upwards approximately 10 inches at a point where the right strut attached to the underside of the wing. The responding ARFF crew interviewed the pilot immediately after their arrival and reported that the pilot told them "I had landed but was attempting to keep my speed up because I thought there was another aircraft landing behind me on Runway 7. I lost control of the aircraft, dipped the right wing and left the pavement north of Runway 7." (Refer to attached report) The surface winds recorded at Billings at 1856 were reported as 020 degrees magnetic at 16 knots gusting to 21 knots. The pilot reported that there was no mechanical malfunction with the aircraft during the event.

Flight

Event TypeAccident
Event Time18:57 MDT
Nearest AirportBillings-Logan International (0nm)
Runway07
Runway Length5500 ft
Runway Width75 ft
Flight Plan FiledNone
Flight Plan ActivatedNo
Aircraft FireNo
Aircraft ExplosionNo

Aircraft

AircraftPiper PA-18
Tail NumberN83464
Aircraft CategoryAir
DamageSubstantial
Operating RulePart 91
Engines1
Engine TypeReciprocating
Engine DetailsLycoming · O-320-A2B · Reciprocating · 150
Seats2

People & Injuries

Injury SummaryNo injuries (1 uninjured)
Fatal0
Serious0
Minor0
Uninjured1
Total1
Crew 1Age 43 · Third Class · None

Conditions

ConditionsVMC
LightDaylight
Wind20° @ 16 kt, gusting 21 kt
Visibility10 sm
CeilingNone
Temperature / Dew Point45 C
Altimeter29.65 inHg
Observation Time00:56
Weather SourceWFAC

Appendix: Source Data