ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 297593
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| Date: | Saturday 16 February 2002 |
| Time: | 10:30 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-18-150 |
| Owner/operator: | Charles Cook |
| Registration: | N9299D |
| MSN: | 18-6606 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1958 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-A3B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | BEATTY, Nevada -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Beatty Airport, NV (BTY/KBTY) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot was practicing touch-and-go landings when the airplane started to drift to the right. He applied left rudder but felt that was ineffective. He touched the left heel brake and the airplane immediately nosed over resulting in substantial damage. The pilot said the airplane had a 30.5-gallon fuel tank in each wing. The right tank was 1/2 full and the left tank was 3/4 full. The pilot thought the right brake must have grabbed when he touched the left brake. He thought the fuel must have sloshed forward and caused the nose to drop. The pilot plans to replace the heel brakes with toe brake pedals, and replace the fuel tanks with 12-gallon tanks.
Probable Cause: The pilot failed to maintain control of the airplane.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX02LA087
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 4 June 1995 | N9299D | Private | 0 | Manley Hot Spri, AK | |
sub |
| 21 April 2014 | N9299D | 0 | Kenai, Alaska | |
sub |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Oct-2022 06:09 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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