47.2436° N, 121.9246° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at BERGSETH FLD (WN76), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
May 21, 1988 · 15:00 local
Place
Enumclaw, WA
Airport
Bergseth Field
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N3189Z
Reported as
Piper PA18150
Reported engine
Lycoming O320A2A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,634 total100 in this make and model94 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Weld broke on right rudder pedal causing loss of control on rollout. Aircraft ground looped in grass left of runway
As the FAA filed it
WELD BROKE ON RIGHT RUDDER PEDAL CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL ON ROLLOUT. AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED IN GRASS LEFT OF RUNWAY