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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-18A 150 · Iliamna, AK · July 3, 2012

Date
July 3, 2012 · 00:30 local
Place
Iliamna, AK
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8889D
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC12CA062
Reported as
Piper PA-18A 150
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
600 total50 in this make and model50 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.

Airman stated that he came down hard on landing, bounced, weaved, and as a result, ground looped striking left wing tip, resulting in wing tip damage and visibly bent left wing strut.

As the FAA filed it

AIRMAN STATED THAT HE CAME DOWN HARD ON LANDING, BOUNCED, WEAVED, AND AS A RESULT, GROUND LOOPED STRIKING LEFT WING TIP, RESULTING IN WING TIP DAMAGE AND VISIBLY BENT LEFT WING STRUT.

NTSB investigation

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

Other reports on N8889D · 2

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