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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-18-135 · Squaw Lake, AK · June 18, 1983

Date
June 18, 1983 · 16:30 local
Place
Squaw Lake, AK
Airport
Squaw Lake
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1184C
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC83LA102
Reported as
Piper PA18135
Reported engine
Lycoming O320*
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
112 total52 in this make and model45 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Made a bad landing. Lost control. Intentionally ground looped to avoid a 5 foot drop off on edge of runway.

As the FAA filed it

MADE A BAD LANDING. LOST CONTROL. INTENTIONALLY GROUND LOOPED TO AVOID A 5 FOOT DROP OFF ON EDGE OF RUNWAY.

NTSB investigation

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Other reports on N1184C · 2

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