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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper STCPA20 · Seattle, WA · August 8, 1985

Date
August 8, 1985 · 21:14 local
Place
Seattle, WA
Airport
Boeing Field King County International
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7765K
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA85LA192
Reported as
Piper STCPA20
Reported engine
Lycoming O320A1A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
788 total467 in this make and model35 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

During rollout a gust of wind picked up wing and aircraft ground looped. Steering spring had temporary repair.

As the FAA filed it

DURING ROLLOUT A GUST OF WIND PICKED UP WING AND AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED. STEERING SPRING HAD TEMPORARY REPAIR.

NTSB investigation

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