19800308006269A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-18-150 · San Rafael, CA · March 8, 1980

Date
March 8, 1980 · 12:15 local
Place
San Rafael, CA
Airport
Private
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N82454
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX80DVD13
Reported as
Piper PA18150
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,500 total150 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Lost directional control of tail wheel type airplane on landing roll. Veered off runway into a ditch.

As the FAA filed it

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF TAIL WHEEL TYPE AIRPLANE ON LANDING ROLL. VEERED OFF RUNWAY INTO A DITCH.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

Other reports on N82454 · 1

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