What happened
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Ground looped after landing. (From .19) on may 23, 1998, at 1215 hours mountain standard time, a Piper PA-18-150, N4101E, ground looped after landing at the Sedona, Arizona, airport. The aircraft, operated by the pilot under 14 CFR part 91 sustained substantial damage. The private pilot and one passenger, the sole occupants, were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions existed for the personal flight and a visual flight rules flight plan was filed. The flight had originated from the chandler, Arizona, airport the day of the accident and was scheduled to terminate at Sedona. The pilot stated that he received weather from Sedona's automated weather observing system (AWOS) which was reporting winds from 140 degrees at 7 to 10 knots, and recommended usage of runway 3. He reported that he chose to land into the wind on runway 21. The pilot stated that after landing the aircraft was struck by a gust of wind. (From .4) the airport AWOS was reporting winds from 140 degrees at 7 to 10 knots and recommended that runway 3 be used for landing. The pilot chose to land on runway 21 into the wind. On the landing rollout the aircraft was struck by a gust of wind and subsequently grou ND looped. (-23) upon entering the Sedona area, pilot tuned in Sedona ATIS. The report was calling winds from 140 @7 to 10 knots. ATIS report recommended the use of runway 03, pilot chose to land on runway 21, into the wind. Pilot reported normal pattern. Pilot set up for a 3 point landing, touched down and then a gust of wind came up lifting the aircraft twice. The pilot then landed the aircraft again, rolled left off the runway causing the aircraft to ground loop. Right wing tilted, striking the ground. The right wing spar was damaged approximately 5 feet inboard. No other damage noticed.
As the FAA filed it
GROUND LOOPED AFTER LANDING. (FROM .19) ON MAY 23, 1998, AT 1215 HOURS MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, A PIPER PA-18-150, N4101E, GROUND LOOPED AFTER LANDING AT THE SEDONA, ARIZONA, AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT, OPERATED BY THE PILOT UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER, THE SOLE OCCUPANTS, WERE NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS EXISTED FOR THE PERSONAL FLIGHT AND A VISUAL FLIGHT RULES FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE FLIGHT HAD ORIGINATED FROM THE CHANDLER, ARIZONA, AIRPORT THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT AND WAS SCHEDULED TO TERMINATE AT SEDONA. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE RECEIVED WEATHER FROM SEDONA'S AUTOMATED WEATHER OBSERVING SYSTEM (AWOS) WHICH WAS REPORTING WINDS FROM 140 DEGREES AT 7 TO 10 KNOTS, AND RECOMMENDED USAGE OF RUNWAY 3. HE REPORTED THAT HE CHOSE TO LAND INTO THE WIND ON RUNWAY 21. THE PILOT STATED THAT AFTER LANDING THE AIRCRAFT WAS STRUCK BY A GUST OF WIND. (FROM .4) THE AIRPORT AWOS WAS REPORTING WINDS FROM 140 DEGREES AT 7 TO 10 KNOTS AND RECOMMENDED THAT RUNWAY 3 BE USED FOR LANDING. THE PILOT CHOSE TO LAND ON RUNWAY 21 INTO THE WIND. ON THE LANDING ROLLOUT THE AIRCRAFT WAS STRUCK BY A GUST OF WIND AND SUBSEQUENTLY GROU ND LOOPED. (-23) UPON ENTERING THE SEDONA AREA, PILOT TUNED IN SEDONA ATIS. THE REPORT WAS CALLING WINDS FROM 140 @7 TO 10 KNOTS. ATIS REPORT RECOMMENDED THE USE OF RUNWAY 03, PILOT CHOSE TO LAND ON RUNWAY 21, INTO THE WIND. PILOT REPORTED NORMAL PATTERN. PILOT SET UP FOR A 3 POINT LANDING, TOUCHED DOWN AND THEN A GUST OF WIND CAME UP LIFTING THE AIRCRAFT TWICE. THE PILOT THEN LANDED THE AIRCRAFT AGAIN, ROLLED LEFT OFF THE RUNWAY CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO GROUND LOOP. RIGHT WING TILTED, STRIKING THE GROUND. THE RIGHT WING SPAR WAS DAMAGED APPROXIMATELY 5 FEET INBOARD. NO OTHER DAMAGE NOTICED.
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