- Date
- June 8, 1991, 17:30 local (Jun 9, 1991, 01:30 UTC)
- Place
- Anchorage, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8466YPiper PA-18
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 5, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19910608020789A
- Case key
- 5555
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Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll. Contributing to the accident was the crosswind.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Loss of control - on ground/water
Weather condition - crosswindFactor
Directional control - not maintainedCause
On ground/water encounter with terrain/water
Dragged wing,rotor,pod,float or tail/skid
Analysis
The pilot stated that after touchdown and rollout on the runway, he lost directional control of the airplane. The airplane then ground looped to the left.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8466Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 187309023
- Airframe hours
- 1,633
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- John Berggren
- Registered owner
- John Berggren
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 7, 1991 · 3 hours before
- Airport
- MRI · Merrill, runway 24, 3,992 × 100 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 44
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor, Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Single-engine sea
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Rear
- Flight hours
- 618 total · 26 in this make and model · 556 as pilot in command · 46 in the last 90 days · 18 in the last 30 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 230° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 70 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 61 °F, dew point 50 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MRI, 5 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.