What happened
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Acft crashed under unknown circumstances and sustained substantial damage. (From the .19) on may 2, 1999, about 1101 Alaska daylight time, a wheel equipped Piper PA-14 airplane, N5402H, sustained substantial damage while landing at the Talkeetna Airport, Talkeetna, Alaska. The airplane was being operated as a visual flight rules (VFR) cross-country personal flight when the accident occurred. The airplane was operated by the pilot. The certificated private pilot, and the sole passenger, were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. The flight originated at merrill field, anchorage, Alaska, about 1030. During a telephone conversation with the national transportation safety board (NTSB) investigator-in-charge (iic), on may 4, 1999, the pilot reported he was landing on runway 36 at Talkeetna. After rouchdown, as the airplane was slowing to taxi speed, the nose of the airplane began to veer to the left. The right wing struck the runway surface, and received damage to the outboard end. The pilot said the wind direction was from 240 degrees at 10 knots. The airport manager for the Talkeetna Airport examined the airplane. He reported that between four to five fe et of the outboard end of the right wing was bent upward about one foot. (-23) the airman indicated that after touchdown, as the plane was slowing to taxi speed, the nose of the aircraft began to veer to the left. The right wing struck the runway surface, and received damage to the outboard end. The pilot stated the wind direction was from 240 degrees at 10 knots. The airport manager reported that between four and five feet of the outboard end of the wing was bent upward approximately one foot. (.4) the certificated private pilot was landing a tailwheel equipped airplane on runway 36. After touchdown, as the airplane was slowing to taxi speed, the pilot said a gust of wind ground looped the airplane. The nose of the airplane veered to the left. The right wing struck the runway surface, and received damage to the outboard end. The pilot said the wind direction was from 240 degrees at 10 knots.
As the FAA filed it
ACFT CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. (FROM THE .19) ON MAY 2, 1999, ABOUT 1101 ALASKA DAYLIGHT TIME, A WHEEL EQUIPPED PIPER PA-14 AIRPLANE, N5402H, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHILE LANDING AT THE TALKEETNA AIRPORT, TALKEETNA, ALASKA. THE AIRPLANE WAS BEING OPERATED AS A VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR) CROSS-COUNTRY PERSONAL FLIGHT WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE AIRPLANE WAS OPERATED BY THE PILOT. THE CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT, AND THE SOLE PASSENGER, WERE NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT MERRILL FIELD, ANCHORAGE, ALASKA, ABOUT 1030. DURING A TELEPHONE CONVERSATION WITH THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD (NTSB) INVESTIGATOR-IN-CHARGE (IIC), ON MAY 4, 1999, THE PILOT REPORTED HE WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 36 AT TALKEETNA. AFTER ROUCHDOWN, AS THE AIRPLANE WAS SLOWING TO TAXI SPEED, THE NOSE OF THE AIRPLANE BEGAN TO VEER TO THE LEFT. THE RIGHT WING STRUCK THE RUNWAY SURFACE, AND RECEIVED DAMAGE TO THE OUTBOARD END. THE PILOT SAID THE WIND DIRECTION WAS FROM 240 DEGREES AT 10 KNOTS. THE AIRPORT MANAGER FOR THE TALKEETNA AIRPORT EXAMINED THE AIRPLANE. HE REPORTED THAT BETWEEN FOUR TO FIVE FE ET OF THE OUTBOARD END OF THE RIGHT WING WAS BENT UPWARD ABOUT ONE FOOT. (-23) THE AIRMAN INDICATED THAT AFTER TOUCHDOWN, AS THE PLANE WAS SLOWING TO TAXI SPEED, THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO VEER TO THE LEFT. THE RIGHT WING STRUCK THE RUNWAY SURFACE, AND RECEIVED DAMAGE TO THE OUTBOARD END. THE PILOT STATED THE WIND DIRECTION WAS FROM 240 DEGREES AT 10 KNOTS. THE AIRPORT MANAGER REPORTED THAT BETWEEN FOUR AND FIVE FEET OF THE OUTBOARD END OF THE WING WAS BENT UPWARD APPROXIMATELY ONE FOOT. (.4) THE CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT WAS LANDING A TAILWHEEL EQUIPPED AIRPLANE ON RUNWAY 36. AFTER TOUCHDOWN, AS THE AIRPLANE WAS SLOWING TO TAXI SPEED, THE PILOT SAID A GUST OF WIND GROUND LOOPED THE AIRPLANE. THE NOSE OF THE AIRPLANE VEERED TO THE LEFT. THE RIGHT WING STRUCK THE RUNWAY SURFACE, AND RECEIVED DAMAGE TO THE OUTBOARD END. THE PILOT SAID THE WIND DIRECTION WAS FROM 240 DEGREES AT 10 KNOTS.
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