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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-18-150 · Wasilla, AK · August 26, 2010

Date: August 26, 2010 · 21:15 local
Place: Wasilla, AK
Airport: Wasilla
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N9730P
NTSB investigation: NTSBANC10CA077
Reported as: Piper PA-18-150
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 100 total30 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N9730PRegistered now · Piper PA-18-150S/N 18-7609007 · Built 1975 Airframe modelPiper PA-18-150 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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According to the pilot, the weather was good and the winds were calm. The pilot was practicing take offs and landings and on the last landing of the day he landed on the gravel strip at the Wasilla Airport and ground looped his super cub. The aircraft flipped over after the ground loop. The pilot was uninjured.

As the FAA filed it

ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THE WEATHER WAS GOOD AND THE WINDS WERE CALM. THE PILOT WAS PRACTICING TAKE OFFS AND LANDINGS AND ON THE LAST LANDING OF THE DAY HE LANDED ON THE GRAVEL STRIP AT THE WASILLA AIRPORT AND GROUND LOOPED HIS SUPER CUB. THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER AFTER THE GROUND LOOP. THE PILOT WAS UNINJURED.

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 ANC10CA077Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportWasilla, AKThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing, resulting in a runway excursion and nose over.Aug 27, 2010 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N9730P · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 19960808028259AFinal Approach · Arctic Village, AKHigh sink arrested too late landed short of gravel bar. Nosed over.Aug 8, 1996 · Substantial damage Accident 19790309004339ANormal Cruise · Goodrich, NDAircraft operating VFR impacted snow covered ground during snow storm.Mar 9, 1979 · Substantial damage