Piper PA-18-135 accident near Wooster, AR
On January 16, 1998, a Piper PA-18-135 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Wooster, AR. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- January 16, 1998
- Place
- Wooster, AR
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-18-135 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 35.161°N, 92.450°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001211X09423
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On January 16, 1998, approximately 1715 central standard time, a Piper PA-18-135 tailwheel equipped airplane, N99302, registered to a private individual, collided with trees and terrain during an aborted landing at a grass covered pasture, near Wooster, Arkansas. Impact damage and fire destroyed the airplane. The commercial pilot was fatally injured, and the passenger occupying the aft seat sustained serious injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and a flight plan was not filed for the 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The local flight originated from the pasture approximately 1710. The NTSB investigator-in-charge conducted interviews with two witnesses who saw the accident. They were co-located about 600 feet from the accident site adjacent to the grass pasture where the pilot was performing touch-and-go landings in a south to north pattern. The pasture had been utilized that afternoon for a landing area, and the pilot was giving backseat rides to friends in the tandem two-seat aircraft. The pasture was bordered by a 70-foot high tree line on the northern end. The first witness, who had a ride in the airplane about 5 minutes prior to the accident, reported that the airplane was running "great" during his ride. The witness observed the airplane touch down, and it appeared that the airplane "was moving fast" and was "running out of landing room." He stated that it looked as if the pilot was "trying to go around," and the airplane "powered up" and attained "a very steep angle of attack trying to clear [the] trees." The air
Probable cause
the pilot's failure to maintain clearance with trees during an aborted landing. A contributing factor was the pilot's delayed decision to abort the long landing.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
