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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA18A · Dillingham, AK · August 8, 1998

Date: August 8, 1998 · 10:00 local
Place: Dillingham, AK
Airport: Dillingham
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N2FD
NTSB investigation: NTSBANC98LA118
Reported as: Piper PA18A
Reported engine: Lycoming O320D2B
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 719 total115 in this make and model19 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.

Ground looped into crosswind on landing rollout. Damaged wing. Collapsed landing gear. (From .4) the pilot reported he was landing his tail wheel equipped airplane on a hard surfaced runway with a right crosswind. During the landing roll, he inadvertently ground looped the airplane to the right, collapsing the left main landing gear, and striking the left wing on the runway. The pilot noted there were no preaccident mechanical anomalies with the airplane. (-23) a wheel equipped Piper PA-18 airplane sustained damage while landing at the Dillingham Airport. The private pilot and one passenger aboard were not injured. The personal flight was operated in visual conditions part 91. The pilot stated he touched down in a three point attitude, and the landing roll progressed normally until the airplane suddenly ground looped to the right, and departed the runway. The wing collided with the runway during the ground loop, and the left main landing gear collapsed.

As the FAA filed it

GROUND LOOPED INTO CROSSWIND ON LANDING ROLLOUT. DAMAGED WING. COLLAPSED LANDING GEAR. (FROM .4) THE PILOT REPORTED HE WAS LANDING HIS TAIL WHEEL EQUIPPED AIRPLANE ON A HARD SURFACED RUNWAY WITH A RIGHT CROSSWIND. DURING THE LANDING ROLL, HE INADVERTENTLY GROUND LOOPED THE AIRPLANE TO THE RIGHT, COLLAPSING THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR, AND STRIKING THE LEFT WING ON THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT NOTED THERE WERE NO PREACCIDENT MECHANICAL ANOMALIES WITH THE AIRPLANE. (-23) A WHEEL EQUIPPED PIPER PA-18 AIRPLANE SUSTAINED DAMAGE WHILE LANDING AT THE DILLINGHAM AIRPORT. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER ABOARD WERE NOT INJURED. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATED IN VISUAL CONDITIONS PART 91. THE PILOT STATED HE TOUCHED DOWN IN A THREE POINT ATTITUDE, AND THE LANDING ROLL PROGRESSED NORMALLY UNTIL THE AIRPLANE SUDDENLY GROUND LOOPED TO THE RIGHT, AND DEPARTED THE RUNWAY. THE WING COLLIDED WITH THE RUNWAY DURING THE GROUND LOOP, AND THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB ANC98LA118Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportDillingham, AKThe pilot's inadvertent ground loop during the landing roll. A factor associated with the accident is a crosswind.Aug 8, 1998 · Substantial damage