| Crash location | 42.116667°N, 106.716667°W
Reported location is a long distance from the NTSB's reported nearest city. This often means that the location has a typo, or is incorrect. |
| Nearest city | Hanna, WY
41.869962°N, 106.561972°W 18.8 miles away |
| Tail number | N4457Z |
|---|---|
| Accident date | 06 Oct 2016 |
| Aircraft type | Piper PA18 |
| Additional details: | None |
The pilot of a tailwheel equipped airplane reported that while landing on a dirt road with a left quartering crosswind, the "wind changed suddenly" and the airplane drifted to the right. He further reported that he applied power to abort the landing, but the right main landing gear "dropped off" the side of the dirt road and the airplane veered "hard to the right" into a ditch and wire fence.
The left elevator sustained substantial damage.
The pilot reported no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll in shifting wind conditions.