N1290C

On January 22, 2000, at 1720 central standard time, a Piper PA-18A airplane, N1290C, was substantially damaged during landing at the W.R. Pogue Municipal Airport near Sand Springs, Oklahoma. The airplane was owned and operated by private individuals. The commercial pilot and pilot rated passenger sustained minor injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and a flight plan was not filed for the 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The flight originated from the Richard Lloyd Jones Jr. Airport near Tulsa, Oklahoma, at 1645.

The pilot reported to the NTSB investigator-in-charge that he planned to practice touch-and-go landings. On the first approach to runway 35, he performed a practice go-around. On the second approach, the airplane touched down on the runway and started drifting to the right. He applied left rudder to correct for the drift, but he doesn't recall what happened next. The pilot stated that the wind at the time of the accident was calm.

The FAA inspector who went to the accident site reported that he found tire marks on the runway 35 which went towards the right side of the runway and then made a sharp left turn. The tire marks exited the west side of the runway and continued into a ditch. Subsequently, the airplane became airborne, struck the windsock pole located about 60-80 yards beyond the ditch, and came to a stop upright.

Examination of the aircraft by the FAA inspector revealed that the firewall was damaged. Both wings and the left horizontal stabilizer were bent, and the tail was twisted and bent.

At 1653, the wind at the Tulsa International Airport, located 13 nautical miles east of the accident site, was reported to be from 010 degrees at 7 knots.