NONE · Piper PA18 · 2019-12-15 · New Market, VA, USA
Event
NTSB number
ERA20LA055
Event ID
20191216X53550
Type
Accident
Date
2019-12-15
Location
New Market, VA, USA
Coordinates
38.656112, -78.70861
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
1
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
Piper
Model
PA18
Registration
N1984A
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The pilot's improper touchdown, which resulted in a hard landing and an overload failure of the right main landing gear leg and its associated shock/dampener.