# Accident 19970702018529A: Piper PA18150, Nenana, AK, July 2, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 1997, 08:15 local time
- Place: Nenana, AK
- Airport: Nenana Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.4701° N, 148.5695° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.4701&lon=-148.5695&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5582C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5582C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-150 (registry code 7101828, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18150
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 172 total, 11 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC97TA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97TA096) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970702018529A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(.4)THE PILOT WAS LANDING A TUNDRA TIRE AND TAILWHEEL EQUIPPED AIRPLANE ON AN ASPHALT SURFACED RUNWAY FOR THE PURPOSE OF PRACTICING TOUCH-AND-GO LANDINGS. DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE AIRPLANE GROUND LOOPED TO THE RIGHT. THE LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED, AND THE LEFT WING STRUCK THE GROUND. THE PILOT INDICATED HE HAD ACCRUED 172.4 HOURS OF TOTAL PILOT EXPERIENCE WITH ABOUT 18 HOURS IN TAILWHEEL AIRPLANES. THE AIRPLANE RECEIVED DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING, LEFT LANDING GEAR, LEFT ELEVATOR, AND THE FUSELAGE, FORWARD OF THE TAIL WHEEL. ALSO, THE PILOT REPORTED CALM WIND CONDITIONS.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC97TA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97TA096), Jul 2, 1997: Piper PA-18 (N5582C), Nenana, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to maintain directional control of the airplane, which resulted in an inadvertent ground loop and a collapsed main landing gear. His lack of experience in tailwheel airplanes was…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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