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Location: COEUR D'ALENE, ID
Accident Number: WPR17LA102
Date & Time: 05/08/2017, 1330 PDT
Registration: N245KW
Aircraft: Piper PA 18A
Aircraft Damage: Substantial
Defining Event: Flight control sys malf/fail
Injuries: 1 Minor
Flight Conducted Under: Part 91: General Aviation - Personal
On May 8, 2017, about 1330 Pacific daylight time, a Piper PA18A airplane, N245KW, sustained substantial damage when it impacted terrain shortly after takeoff from Coeur d'Alene Airport (COE), Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. The private pilot sustained minor injuries. The airplane was registered to and operated by the pilot under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as a personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan had been filed for the local flight.
The purpose of the flight was to practice maneuvers in the local area. The pilot, who was seated in the front seat, reported that during takeoff he applied one notch of flaps to assist with a shorter takeoff roll. During the initial climb, the airplane yawed to the left and he applied the right rudder; however, the airplane did not respond. About 50 to 75 ft above ground level, the pilot retarded the throttle, and initiated a forced landing. The airplane impacted the ground in a nose down attitude and came to rest oriented about 90° perpendicular to the runway.
On July 20, 2017, the airplane was examined at a secure facility by an NTSB Investigator accompanied by a Federal Aviation Administration Inspector. The right rudder pedal was found full forward against the firewall and trapped behind the cabin's front "V" brace. The right rudder cable, between the front and rear seat, had detached at the rear seat foot pedal connection. The thimble remained attached to the rear seat pedal assembly, and the free end of the cable was found loosely threaded through its swage sleeve. The failed rudder cable and swage sleeve appeared bright and clean when compared to the remaining rudder cables in the system, consistent with its recent replacement.
There was no annotation in the maintenance logbooks indicating the cable had been replaced.
Right rudder cable from rudder intact. Cable thimble to front seat attached, cable missing. Pilot Information
Certificate: Private
Age: 61, Male
Airplane Rating(s): Single-engine Land
Seat Occupied: Front
Other Aircraft Rating(s): None
Restraint Used: Lap Only
Instrument Rating(s): None
Second Pilot Present: No
Instructor Rating(s): None
Toxicology Performed: No
Medical Certification: Class 3 With Waivers/Limitations
Last FAA Medical Exam: 09/09/2015
Occupational Pilot: No
Last Flight Review or Equivalent: 06/25/2016
Flight Time: 654 hours (Total, all aircraft), 145 hours (Total, this make and model), 584 hours (Pilot In Command, all aircraft), 12 hours (Last 90 days, all aircraft), 7 hours (Last 30 days, all aircraft)
Aircraft and Owner/Operator Information
Aircraft Make: Piper
Registration: N245KW
Model/Series: PA 18A 135
Aircraft Category: Airplane
Year of Manufacture: 1953
Amateur Built: No
Airworthiness Certificate: Normal
Serial Number: 18-2495
Landing Gear Type: Tailwheel
Seats: 2
Date/Type of Last Inspection: 09/23/2016, Annual
Certified Max Gross Wt.: 1750 lbs
Time Since Last Inspection:
Engines: 1 Reciprocating
Airframe Total Time: 4555 Hours
Engine Manufacturer: Lycoming
ELT: C91A installed, not activated
Engine Model/Series: O320-A2B
Registered Owner: On file
Rated Power: 150 hp
Operator: On file
Operating Certificate(s) Held: None
Meteorological Information and Flight Plan
Conditions at Accident Site: Visual Conditions
Condition of Light: Day
Observation Facility, Elevation: KCOE, 2307 ft msl
Distance from Accident Site: 0 Nautical Miles
Observation Time: 1056 PDT
Direction from Accident Site: 168°
Lowest Cloud Condition: Clear
Visibility: 10 Miles
Lowest Ceiling: None
Visibility (RVR):
Wind Speed/Gusts: Calm /
Turbulence Type Forecast/Actual: /
Wind Direction:
Turbulence Severity Forecast/Actual: /
Altimeter Setting: 30.17 inches Hg
Temperature/Dew Point: 14°C / -1°C
Precipitation and Obscuration: No Obscuration; No Precipitation
Departure Point: COEUR D'ALENE, ID (COE)
Type of Flight Plan Filed: None
Destination: COEUR D'ALENE, ID (COE)
Type of Clearance: None
Departure Time: 1336 PDT
Type of Airspace: Class D
Airport Information
Airport: COEUR D'ALENE - PAPPY BOYINGTON (COE)
Runway Surface Type: Asphalt
Airport Elevation: 2320 ft
Runway Surface Condition: Dry
Runway Used: 20
IFR Approach: None
Runway Length/Width: 5400 ft / 75 ft
VFR Approach/Landing: Forced Landing
Wreckage and Impact Information
Crew Injuries: 1 Minor
Aircraft Damage: Substantial
Passenger Injuries: N/A
Aircraft Fire: None
Ground Injuries: N/A
Aircraft Explosion: None
Total Injuries: 1 Minor
Latitude, Longitude: 47.774444, -116.819444 (est)
14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Monday, May 08, 2017 in COEUR D'ALENE, ID
Aircraft: PIPER PA 18A, registration: N245KW
Injuries: 1 Minor.
This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has been completed. NTSB investigators may not have traveled in support of this investigation and used data provided by various sources to prepare this aircraft accident report.
On May 8, 2017, about 1337 Pacific daylight time, a Piper Super Cub PA18A, N245KW, sustained substantial damage when it impacted terrain at Coeur d'Alene Airport (COE), Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. The pilot, the sole occupant, sustained minor injuries. The airplane was registered to and operated by the owner as a personal flight under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan had been filed for the flight.
In the written statement, the pilot reported that during takeoff, he applied one notch of flaps to assist with a shorter takeoff roll. During the initial climb, the airplane veered to the left and the pilot applied the right rudder; however, there was no response from the control input. About 50 to 75 feet above ground level, the pilot retarded the throttle, and initiated a forced landing. The airplane impacted the ground in a nose down position, and came to rest oriented about 90 degrees perpendicular to the runway.
HAYDEN — The pilot of a two-seat single-engine plane that crashed Monday at the Coeur d’Alene Airport danced a jig for medics before he was transported to Kootenai Health.
His plane, a Piper PA-18 Super Cub, sat — with a bent wing and body damage — in the grass at the end of the runway where the crash occurred.
“It’s a good crash when you can walk away from it,” airport operations manager Phil Cummings said.
The plane’s 61-year-old pilot, Frank G. Gordon, of Coeur d’Alene, was transported to Kootenai Health following the 1:40 p.m. crash.
Investigators from the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board, which investigate aviation accidents, were at the airport Monday afternoon trying to determine the cause of the crash.
“It made a hard landing,” Allen Kenitzer, spokesman for the FAA said.
The agency released no further information.
According to witnesses, Gordon was taking off in his white and red Super Cub. The plane lifted off, witnesses said, then came back down as if to make a landing. Its left wing tilted down precariously, catching the edge of the runway causing the plane to overturn.
“The wing tip struck the ground,” Cummings said. “It cartwheeled the aircraft over.”
The plane came to rest at the end of the runway nearest Ramsey Avenue and Wyoming Street.
Kootenai County sheriff’s deputies and crewmembers from Northern Lakes Fire District responded to the scene.
“Gordon was the only occupant of the aircraft at the time of the crash,” according to a sheriff’s office press release. “(He) was conscious and alert … with obvious minor injuries.”
Gordon struck his head in the crash and had a sizeable gash, Cummings said.
He said when medics arrived, the pilot did a dance of gratitude for surviving the wreck.
When Cummings talked to family members Monday afternoon, he was told Gordon was undergoing surgery. Hospital representatives said Gordon was in fair condition at Kootenai Health as of 7 p.m. Monday.
Cummings suspects the Super Cub is totaled.
“It’s pretty destroyed,” he said. “It took a pretty good impact in the nose.”
Original article can be found here: http://www.cdapress.com
COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho - The pilot of a small aircraft was taken to Kootenai Health Monday following a failed take-off at the Coeur d'Alene Airport.
Kootenai County Sheriff's Office says the pilot, 61-year-old Frank G. Gordon from Coeur d'Alene was trying to take off when they crashed just after 1:30 p.m. The plane sustained damage to the front and right wing. We're told the pilot was the only one on board and has minor injuries.
Gordon was the only person inside the plane at the time of the crash. He was taken to Kootenai Health to treat his injuries.
The local office of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and the local office of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has both been notified of the crash and are investigating.
Story and video: http://www.khq.com
Shortly before 1:40 p.m. today, deputies from the Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office and Northern Lakes Fire personnel were dispatched to the CD’A Airport reference an airplane crash.
First responders located a small, single-engine aircraft with extensive damage to the engine area and right wing. The pilot was identified as Frank G. Gordon, 61, of Coeur d’Alene. Gordon was the only occupant of the aircraft at the time of the crash. Gordon was conscious and alert when medical personnel arrived with obvious minor injuries sustained in the crash. Gordon was transported to Kootenai Health by medical personnel for treatment of his injuries.
Preliminary interviews indicate Gordon was likely taking off from the CD’A Airport when the crash occurred. Witnesses advised the plane had taken off but then, for unknown reasons, abruptly crashed. The airplane came to rest along a taxiway, within the airport’s fenced property, near Ramsey Rd. and Wyoming Ave.
The local office of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and the local office of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) have both been notified of this incident. The NTSB will be the lead agency investigating this incident.
Original article can be found here: http://www.spokesman.com
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