ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 171998
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| Date: | Sunday 7 December 2014 |
| Time: | 11:45 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-18-150 Super Cub |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N41594 |
| MSN: | 1809113 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1994 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 649 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-A2B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Lakeland Airport (KARV), Minocqua-Woodruff, WI -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Minocqua, WI (ARV) |
| Minocqua, WI (ARV) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that he was attempting to land on runway 18 while the wind was 170 degrees at 11 knots, gusting to 21 knots. He explained that he attempted a three-point landing instead of a wheel landing because the airplane was equipped with "wheel-penetration skis." During the flare, the pilot observed that snow began blowing directly across the runway just ahead of the airplane. The airplane subsequently drifted to the right. The pilot corrected with rudder and aileron inputs and the airplane still drifted right. He decided to initiate a go-around. As he applied power in an attempted to fly out of the gusting crosswind, the right wing dropped. The ski-equipped right main gear collapsed when it impacted the snow with a side load. The right wing tip then contacted the snow and the airplane sustained substantial wing spar and firewall damage when it cartwheeled on its right wing tip, nose, left wing tip, and then balanced on its nose. The pilot reported that there were no airplane mechanical malfunctions during the accident flight.
Probable Cause: The pilot did not maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing flare when a sudden wind shift occurred.
Note: This aircraft was the last Piper PA-18-150 Super Cub built by Piper in 1994.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=41594
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Dec-2014 19:54 | Geno | Added |
| 10-Dec-2014 16:48 | Flier1 | Updated [Damage] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 30-Nov-2017 19:43 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Aug-2021 12:35 | harro | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
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