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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-18A · Grand Haven, MI · April 1, 1996

Date
April 1, 1996 · 10:30 local
Place
Grand Haven, MI
Airport
Grand Haven Memorial Airpark Airport
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N454Q
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI96LA126
Reported as
Piper PA18A
Reported engine
Lycoming O320A1A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
800 total150 in this make and model10 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 directional control landing. Damaged wing spar. (-23) during the landing rollout the pilot failed to maintain directional control which caused substantial damage to the left wing main spar.

As the FAA filed it

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL LANDING. DAMAGED WING SPAR. (-23) DURING THE LANDING ROLLOUT THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WHICH CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING MAIN SPAR.

NTSB investigation

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