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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-18-150 · Palmer, AK · June 27, 2016

Date
June 27, 2016 · 10:00 local
Place
Palmer, AK
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4231Z
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC16CA041
Reported as
Piper PA-18-150
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,229 total127 in this make and model171 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

The right wheel came in contact with unseen rise in gravel bar on landing roll out causing the aircraft to make a sudden right turn. The right wing tip struck a tree. The wing tip strike caused the aircraft to ground loop and subsequent damage to the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

THE RIGHT WHEEL CAME IN CONTACT WITH UNSEEN RISE IN GRAVEL BAR ON LANDING ROLL OUT CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO MAKE A SUDDEN RIGHT TURN. THE RIGHT WING TIP STRUCK A TREE. THE WING TIP STRIKE CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO GROUND LOOP AND SUBSEQUENT DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

NTSB investigation

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