# Accident 20050515011809A: Piper PA18150, Dillingham, AK, May 15, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 15, 2005, 13:13 local time
- Place: Dillingham, AK
- Airport: Dillingham
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 59.0333° N, 158.5056° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.0333&lon=-158.5056&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8275U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8275U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-150 (registry code 7101828, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18150
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,190 total, 21 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC05CA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC05CA077) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050515011809A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT IN COMMAND FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE DIRECTIONAL AND BRAKING CONTROL DURING THE LANDING PHASE, WHICH RESULTED IN GROUND LOOPING THE AIRPLANE.

## 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 ANC05CA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC05CA077), May 15, 2005: Piper PA-18 (N8275U), Dillingham, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The instructor pilot's inadequate supervision, and the dual student's failure to maintain directional control. Factors associated with the accident were a crosswind, and an inadvertent ground loop.

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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