ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 202157
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| Date: | Saturday 10 April 1999 |
| Time: | 12:30 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-18 |
| Owner/operator: | Gerald M. Gaston |
| Registration: | N4036E |
| MSN: | 18-7809002 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1977 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4207 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-A2B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Boulder, MT -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Bozeman, MT (KBZN) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The tailwheel airplane sustained substantial damage when it ground-looped after landing off-airport. The pilot stated that he was landing on a north-south dirt road to the south. He stated that the winds were calm and the airplane rolled into a dust devil and directional control was lost. He said there were no ruts or ditches on the road. The pilot reported that all his flight experience was in tailwheel airplanes
Probable Cause: The pilot-in-command's failure to maintain directional control after encountering a dust-devil during landing rollout, resulting in a ground loop and collapse of the main landing gear. Factors include the dust-devil.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB SEA99LA050
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Nov-2017 12:41 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
| 08-Oct-2022 20:01 | BEAVERSPOTTER | Updated [Cn, Source] |
| 08-Apr-2024 07:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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