SERS · PIPER PA 18-150 · 2018-06-21 · Yellow Pine, ID, USA
Event
NTSB number
WPR18LA176
Event ID
20180621X00427
Type
Accident
Date
2018-06-21
Location
Yellow Pine, ID, USA
Coordinates
45.1492, -115.0773
Injuries
Highest injury
SERS
Fatal
0
Serious
1
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
PIPER
Model
PA 18-150
Registration
N1979P
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed while conducting a go-around and his exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall/spin at too low of an altitude to recover. Contributing to the accident were the pilot’s lack of preflight planning, including his failure to obtain a briefing on the challenging, one-way airstrip, and his unfamiliarity with operating into and out of the airstrip, which was surrounded by mountainous terrain.