NTSB CAROL · Event
Event WPR22LA120
Registry · N968SW
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
PIPER PA-18
Year of manufacture
1953 · 69 years old at event
Engine
CONT MOTOR C90 SERIES (95 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19840627
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S AD7B83
Registrant of record
LESSOR MARK E
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Probable cause & findings
The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing with a crosswind.
Factual narrative
The pilot in the tailwheel equipped airplane reported that while landing with a crosswind from the right, the airplane veered left. The pilot applied aft pressure to the control stick and brakes, but the airplane nosed over substantially damaging the rudder. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database Retrieved: 2026-02-12
NTSB Findings
Hierarchical cause / factor breakdown from the FAA bulk avdata database. Each finding tagged C (Cause) or F (Factor).
- — Aircraft-Aircraft oper/perf/capability-Performance/control parameters-Directional control-Not attained/maintained
- — Personnel issues-Task performance-Use of equip/info-Aircraft control-Pilot
- — Environmental issues-Conditions/weather/phenomena-Wind-Crosswind-Effect on equipment
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_2022_WPR22LA120.txt.
Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb.
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