Thu, Feb 12, 2009
Two People In Vehicle Lost In February 1 Mishap
The
National Transportation Safety Board issued its Preliminary Report
this week on the February 1 accident involving a Piper PA-18-150
Super Cub and a sport utility vehicle at a private airstrip in the
Florida panhandle.
As ANN reported, both occupants inside the
vehicle were killed when the jeep impacted a treeline after the
collision.
According to the Prelim, the pilot of the Cub saw the jeep and a
motorbike start driving down the runway ahead of his plane, before
he started the takeoff roll. "The pilot also reported that he had
performed this same type of procedure many times in which the dirt
bike and jeep would drive down the runway, and he would then depart
in the same direction and fly low over them," the Board notes.
"After becoming airborne he remained close to the runway and
passed to the right side of the jeep. He felt a bump and knew he
had impacted the jeep. He also noted that the left wing navigation
light was hanging down. He performed a 180 degree turn and landed
uneventfully to the east." Neither the pilot nor his passenger in
the Cub were injured.
The pilot told investigators his plane was flying at 75 mph, and
overtook the jeep traveling about half that speed. "There was no
briefing before takeoff though they knew he was going to takeoff
and he (the pilot) had seen the dirt bike and jeep depart before he
applied power to takeoff," the report states.
The FAA inspector-in-charge determined the Cub's left wing was
buckled near the wing root, with damage to the fabric covering the
wing's leading edge.
A Probable Cause report is expected to be released within one
year.
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