ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 353404
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| Date: | Sunday 2 May 1999 |
| Time: | 14:30 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-18A-150 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N6894B |
| MSN: | 1850887 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3713 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-360-C4P |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Cross Keys, NJ -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | , NJ (17N) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot was contracted to perform a banner towing flight over a stadium. Strong gusty winds prevailed during the entire day and the pilot had made one previous flight earlier in the day with similar conditions. After returning to the airport of departure, and dropping the banner, he positioned the airplane on final approach for Runway 9. He had the airplane configured with one notch of flaps and was maintaining 80 mph, while the winds were from 100 degrees. At an altitude of about 150 feet, the right wing dropped. The pilot reported that he was unable to regain control of the airplane and the airplane contacted the ground in a right wing low attitude, about 50 feet short of the runway. The winds had been steady all day, and averaged 15 to 20 knots with gusts from 25 to 30 knots. The airplane has a stall speed of 43 mph with landing flaps and 47 mph with the flaps retracted.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed which resulted in an inadvertent stall. Contributing to the accident was the gusty wind conditions.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC99LA103
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Mar-2024 13:40 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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