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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-14 · Anchorage, AK · June 21, 1988

Date
June 21, 1988 · 15:20 local
Place
Anchorage, AK
Airport
Merrill Field Airport
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4260H
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC88LA069
Reported as
Piper PA14
Reported engine
Lycoming O290D2
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
451 total413 in this make and model14 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.

Lost control on touchdown due to crosswind. Ground looped collapsing gear and hitting runway with wing.

As the FAA filed it

LOST CONTROL ON TOUCHDOWN DUE TO CROSSWIND. GROUND LOOPED COLLAPSING GEAR AND HITTING RUNWAY WITH WING.

NTSB investigation

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