ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 233419
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| Date: | Saturday 29 February 2020 |
| Time: | 10:00 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-18-105 Super Cub |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N1890A |
| MSN: | 18-1723 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1952 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5267 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-235 SERIES |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Ogilvy Ranch airstrip, Santa Barbara County, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Santa Ynez Airport, CA (SQA/KIZA) |
| Santa Ynez Airport, CA (SQA/KIZA) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that, during the landing approach to a ridgeline airstrip, he deployed full flaps and descended to the touchdown point. About 15 ft above ground level, the airplane started to descend, which he failed to recognize and arrest. The pilot added that the approach speed was also a little too slow for the unstable air, which likely increased the descent rate. Subsequently, the airplane touched down hard short of the touchdown point, nosed over, and came to rest inverted. The left wing and empennage were substantially damaged. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during the approach, which resulted in a rapid descent rate, hard landing, and nose-over.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=1890A
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Mar-2020 16:23 | Geno | Added |
| 01-Mar-2020 16:50 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 01-Mar-2020 16:53 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 02-Mar-2020 21:38 | Captain Adam | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 03-Jul-2020 12:38 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
| 03-Jul-2020 17:37 | harro | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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