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FAA accident report · Piper PA-18-150 · St. Mary'S, AK · September 20, 2018

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Date
September 20, 2018 · 20:15 local
Place
St. Mary'S, AK
Airport
St Mary'S
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8192D
NTSB investigation
NTSBGAA18CA567
Reported as
Piper PA-18-150
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
350 total135 in this make and model60 in the last 90 days
N8192DRegistered now · Piper PA-18-150S/N 18-6130 · Built 1957Airframe modelPiper PA-18-150Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Pilot and passenger departed bethel, AK at approximately 17:10 and arrived at st. mary?s, AK (ksm) at 18:30. Aircraft fuel was topped-off and then departed ksm at 18:50 to reconnoiter a landing area in the yukon delta nwr that the PIC had landed at 2 weeks earlier. PIC found the landing area and completed two low-speed, low-level passes to survey the landing zone. PIC stated that no obstructions were noted and winds were light. Approach was at 240 degrees heading, full flaps, 38-40 mph airspeed and engine at 500 RPM. PIC stated that after touch down, the ground caused the aircraft to start rocking laterally approximately 30 feet into the roll-out. PIC stated that the right wing contacted the ground then the left wing struck. Aircraft ground-looped to the left, tail came up and the propeller struck the ground. Aircraft came to rest upright. Estimated distance from point of touch-down to stop was 60 feet. Right wing tip was substantially damaged. Left wing was deflected up from near the strut attach-point. The plexi-glass ceiling above the cockpit was destroyed. Pilot noted that the fuel tanks were half-full. No fuel leaks evident. PIC reported the accident to NTSB on 09/24/2018 upon return to st. mary?s.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT AND PASSENGER DEPARTED BETHEL, AK AT APPROXIMATELY 17:10 AND ARRIVED AT ST. MARY?S, AK (KSM) AT 18:30. AIRCRAFT FUEL WAS TOPPED-OFF AND THEN DEPARTED KSM AT 18:50 TO RECONNOITER A LANDING AREA IN THE YUKON DELTA NWR THAT THE PIC HAD LANDED AT 2 WEEKS EARLIER. PIC FOUND THE LANDING AREA AND COMPLETED TWO LOW-SPEED, LOW-LEVEL PASSES TO SURVEY THE LANDING ZONE. PIC STATED THAT NO OBSTRUCTIONS WERE NOTED AND WINDS WERE LIGHT. APPROACH WAS AT 240 DEGREES HEADING, FULL FLAPS, 38-40 MPH AIRSPEED AND ENGINE AT 500 RPM. PIC STATED THAT AFTER TOUCH DOWN, THE GROUND CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO START ROCKING LATERALLY APPROXIMATELY 30 FEET INTO THE ROLL-OUT. PIC STATED THAT THE RIGHT WING CONTACTED THE GROUND THEN THE LEFT WING STRUCK. AIRCRAFT GROUND-LOOPED TO THE LEFT, TAIL CAME UP AND THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE GROUND. AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST UPRIGHT. ESTIMATED DISTANCE FROM POINT OF TOUCH-DOWN TO STOP WAS 60 FEET. RIGHT WING TIP WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. LEFT WING WAS DEFLECTED UP FROM NEAR THE STRUT ATTACH-POINT. THE PLEXI-GLASS CEILING ABOVE THE COCKPIT WAS DESTROYED. PILOT NOTED THAT THE FUEL TANKS WERE HALF-FULL. NO FUEL LEAKS EVIDENT. PIC REPORTED THE ACCIDENT TO NTSB ON 09/24/2018 UPON RETURN TO ST. MARY?S.

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 GAA18CA567Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportSt. Mary's, AKThe pilot’s selection of an unsuitable off-airport landing area, which resulted in a ground loop.Sep 21, 2018 · Substantial damage

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