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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA18150 · Enumclaw, WA · September 22, 1990

Date
September 22, 1990 · 10:45 local
Place
Enumclaw, WA
Airport
Bergseth Field Airport
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3189Z
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA90LA195
Reported as
Piper PA18150
Reported engine
Lycoming O320A2A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
833 total4 in this make and model9 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.

Wind gust caused yaw into crosswind. Overcorrected and ground looped to right. Wheels struck hole. Wing hit ground.

As the FAA filed it

WIND GUST CAUSED YAW INTO CROSSWIND. OVERCORRECTED AND GROUND LOOPED TO RIGHT. WHEELS STRUCK HOLE. WING HIT GROUND.

NTSB investigation

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