ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 237557
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Date: | Saturday 23 November 2019 |
Time: | 11:00 |
Type: | Piper PA-18-150 Super Cub |
Owner/operator: | Private |
Registration: | N530AK |
MSN: | 18-4385 |
Year of manufacture: | 1956 |
Total airframe hrs: | 4017 hours |
Engine model: | Lycoming O-360 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Kerrville, TX -
United States of America
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Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | Conroe, TX (CXO) |
Destination airport: | Kerrville, TX (ERV) |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:The pilot reported that, based on the wind reported by the destination airport's AWOS, he decided to conduct a conventional, full-stall, three-point landing. He said the approach was normal and stabilized. When the airplane was about 1 ft above the runway, a wind gust pushed the airplane left. The left main landing gear contacted the runway, and the airplane drifted right. The left shock absorber broke, and the airplane swerved right. The tailwheel unlocked, and the airplane ground looped, which resulted in substantial damage to the left wing. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot’s loss of airplane control during the landing flare, which resulted in a loss of directional control and ground-loop.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | CEN20CA033 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 7 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
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