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September 4, 2004 · Piper PA-18-150 · N91042

Grant, NE

Overview

Report Status
Final with probable cause
Event Type
Accident
Date
September 4, 2004
Injury Outcomes
No injuries (1 uninjured)
Location
Grant, NE
Aircraft
Piper PA-18-150
Tail Number
N91042
Injuries
None
Aircraft Damage
Substantial
NTSB Number
CHI04CA247

The public-use flight veered off the left side of the runway during landing roll. The pilot stated the winds were calm. He applied right rudder but was unable to correct the drift to the left. He then applied additional right rudder and his boot became jammed by the heel brakes. The airplane departed off the runway edge and impacted a ditch.

NTSB Probable Cause

Directional control not attained and the control interference encountered by the pilot during landing roll. The ditch was a contributing factor.

Full Narrative

On September 4, 2004, at 1320 mountain daylight time, A Piper PA-18-150, N91042, operated by the Nebraska State Patrol, impacted terrain during landing roll on runway 33 (4,800 feet by 60 feet, dry concrete) at Grant Municipal Airport (GGF), Grant, Nebraska. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The 14 CFR Part 91 public-use flight was not operating on a flight plan. The commercial pilot was injured. The flight originated from Searle Field Airport (OGA), Ogallala, Nebraska, and was en route to GGF. The pilot stated the winds were calm to 360 degrees at three knots. He made a three a wheel landing and after "slowing considerably" the tailwheel contacted the runway. He continued the landing rollout with the first notch of flaps extended and experienced a "gently left drifting movement". He applied right rudder but was unable to correct the drift to the left. He applied more right rudder and felt the back edge of his left boot being pushed against the metal plate attached to the floor where the heel brakes pass through the floor. He pulled his left boot away from the hole and because of the right rudder pressure, he entered the grass on the right side of the runway. Upon entering the grass, the tail rotated clockwise and the airplane slid sideways into a two-foot deep ditch at the north end of the runway. Due to the depth of the ditch, the left main landing gear dropped down allowing the left wing to drop and impact the ground.

Flight

Event TypeAccident
Event Time13:20 MDT
Nearest Airport0nm
Flight Plan FiledNone
Flight Plan ActivatedNo
Aircraft FireNo

Aircraft

AircraftPiper PA-18-150
Tail NumberN91042
Aircraft CategoryAir
DamageSubstantial
Engines1
Engine TypeReciprocating
Engine DetailsLycoming · O-320-A2B · Reciprocating

People & Injuries

Injury SummaryNo injuries (1 uninjured)
Fatal0
Serious0
Minor0
Uninjured1
Total1
Crew 1Age 34 · Second Class

Conditions

ConditionsVMC
LightDaylight
WindCalm
CeilingNone
Temperature / Dew Point0 C / 0 C
Altimeter0

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