NTSB CAROL · Event
Event DEN93LA083
Registry · N1113N
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
PIPER PA-18-150
Year of manufacture
1975 · 18 years old at event
Engine
LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19750114
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A032B8
Registrant of record
SKYWAGON AERO LLC
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Probable cause & findings
THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL.
Factual narrative
THE PILOT SAID HE FLEW THE VASI SLOPE AT 60 MPH USING 10 DEGREES OF FLAPS. THE AIRPLANE WAS FLARED AND A WHEELS LANDING WAS MADE AT 40 MPH. THE AIRPLANE STARTED TO FISHTAIL AND THE NOSE VEERED TO THE LEFT. THE RIGHT WING CONTACTED THE RUNWAY AND THE AIRPLANE GROUND LOOPED AND SKIDDED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, COMING TO REST ON ITS NOSE. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_1993_DEN93LA083.txt.
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