Accident · 2000-03-11

NTSB case CHI00LA092 · Piper PA-18-150 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 2000-03-11
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Piper PA-18-150 (N150AM)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

the pilot's inability to flare the airplane during landing and the subsequent loss of directional control due to restricted movement of the control stick. The control stick movement was restricted by the rear seat cushion which was not secured to the seat/airframe. A factor associated with the accident was the trees which the airplane contacted.

Source: NTSB case CHI00LA092

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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