ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 287800
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| Date: | Sunday 15 April 2012 |
| Time: | 11:45 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-22-150 |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | N7227D |
| MSN: | 22-5052 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1957 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3831 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320 SERIES |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Fairbanks, Alaska -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Fairbanks International Airport, AK (FAI/PAFA) |
| Fairbanks International Airport, AK (FAI/PAFA) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that he was landing his tailwheel-equipped airplane on a hard surfaced runway. About 6 inches above the runway, a gust of wind lifted the right wing, the left main landing gear contacted the runway, and the airplane began to turn to the left. The pilot said that he was unable to correct for the turn with rudder, and the airplane ground looped to the left, striking the right wing on the ground. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing. The pilot reported no mechanical anomalies with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. He stated that the accident could have been prevented had a go-around decision been made at the initial recognition of the wind gust.
Probable Cause: The pilot's loss of directional control during landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's decision not to initiate a go-around.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC12CA030
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 28 April 2010 | N7227D | Jed Williams | 0 | Fairbanks, Alaska | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 04-Oct-2022 14:35 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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