- Date
- June 21, 1987, 11:23 local (18:23 UTC)
- Place
- Yakima, WA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N27039Piper PA-18-135
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 2, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870621078779A
- Case key
- 40644
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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
Proper alignment - not maintainedCause
Weather condition - gustsFactor
Ground loop/swerve - uncontrolledCause
On ground/water encounter with terrain/water
Analysis
While on landing roll in gusty crosswind conditions, the aircraft swerved off the runway and ground looped.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N27039
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18-135
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18-3928
- Airframe hours
- 2,382
- Engine
- Lycoming O-290-D2, 135 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Steve L. Simon
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 2, 1986 · 32 hours before
- Airport
- YKM · Yakima, runway 22, 4,297 × 150 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 40
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 552 total · 30 in this make and model · 434 as pilot in command · 8 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 170° at 11 knots, gusting 20
- Visibility
- 40 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 6,500 ft broken
- Temperature
- 64 °F, dew point 48 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- YKM
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.