NTSB MIA93LA135 — 1993-05-29 · PENSACOLA, Florida, United States

Current FAA registration · N4156V

Make / Model: PIPER PA-18-150
Year of manufacture: 1993 · 0 years old at event
Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 hp)
Seats / Engines: 2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date: 19930430
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S A4E9F1

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N4156V Piper PA-18-150 None

Probable cause & findings

THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS AND DELAYED REMEDICAL ACTION.

Factual narrative

THE CFI WAS INSTRUCTING A RATED PILOT IN THE OPERATION OF THE CONVENTIONAL LANDING GEAR AIRPLANE. DURING THE LANDING ON RUNWAY 17 THE WINDS SHIFTED AND WERE FROM THE NORTH. THE RATED PILOT STARTED TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE ON LANDING ROLL AND THE CFI TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE. HE ADDED POWER BUT THE AIRPLANE GROUND-LOOPED TO THE LEFT AND THE RIGHT WING AND ELEVATOR WERE DAMAGED. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1993_MIA93LA135.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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