ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 353317
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| Date: | Friday 21 May 1999 |
| Time: | 10:00 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-18-150 |
| Owner/operator: | Trull Service Co. |
| Registration: | N9670P |
| MSN: | 18-7509014 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1974 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3335 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-A2B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Palacios, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Palacios, TX |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The airplane's left wing contacted tall weeds during the landing flare, and subsequently, the airplane nosed over. The pilot stated that there was a 'slight crosswind from the left,' which drifted the airplane 'slightly to the right.' The pilot lowered the left wing to correct for the crosswind. Subsequently the left wing contacted tall weeds located adjacent to the landing area. The airplane exited the left side of the air strip, where it rolled up a canal bank, turned 90 degrees to the left, and nosed over into the canal. The pilot stated that he had landed in the same area a few weeks earlier and was unaware that the grass had grown so much since then.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance with terrain. A factor was the high vegetation.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW99LA146
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Mar-2024 12:41 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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