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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Amtr Slepcevstorh · Anchorage, AK · September 29, 2001

Date
September 29, 2001 · 13:45 local
Place
Anchorage, AK
Airport
Merrill Field Airport
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N69UP
Reported as
Amtr Slepcevstorh

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) On sept. 28, 2001, about 13:45 Alaska daylight time (adt), a tailwheel-equipped slepcev storch SS-MK4 experimental airplane, N69UP, sustained substantial damage during a landing at Merrill field, Anchorage, Alaska. The airplane was being operated as a visual flight rules (VFR) local area personal flight when the accident occurred. The private certificated pilot, and his passenger were not injured. Visual meterological conditions prevailed. The flight originated at Merrill field, about 13:00 adt. The onwer-pilot told the federal aviation administration iic, that he lost control and applied left brake, but it would not stop the right turn and skid which caused the left landing gear to collapse. The left wing tip and the left landing gear were damaged. The pilot stated that he did not know what caused the ground loop to occur.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON SEPT. 28, 2001, ABOUT 13:45 ALASKA DAYLIGHT TIME (ADT), A TAILWHEEL-EQUIPPED SLEPCEV STORCH SS-MK4 EXPERIMENTAL AIRPLANE, N69UP, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING A LANDING AT MERRILL FIELD, ANCHORAGE, ALASKA. THE AIRPLANE WAS BEING OPERATED AS A VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR) LOCAL AREA PERSONAL FLIGHT WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE PRIVATE CERTIFICATED PILOT, AND HIS PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT MERRILL FIELD, ABOUT 13:00 ADT. THE ONWER-PILOT TOLD THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION IIC, THAT HE LOST CONTROL AND APPLIED LEFT BRAKE, BUT IT WOULD NOT STOP THE RIGHT TURN AND SKID WHICH CAUSED THE LEFT LANDING GEAR TO COLLAPSE. THE LEFT WING TIP AND THE LEFT LANDING GEAR WERE DAMAGED. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE DID NOT KNOW WHAT CAUSED THE GROUND LOOP TO OCCUR.