ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 355249
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| Date: | Tuesday 16 September 1997 |
| Time: | 13:30 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-22 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N5840Z |
| MSN: | 22-9694 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1963 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-235C1B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Northway, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Anchorgae, AK (MRI) |
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| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot was landing the tailwheel, tundra tire equipped airplane on an asphalt runway. The pilot planned to perform a wheel landing. During the landing roll, the airplane ground looped and departed the right side of the runway. The airplane received damage to the left wing spars, left aileron, the left horizontal stabilizer, and the left elevator. The pilot indicted he had accrued a total of 3 hours in the accident airplane make and model.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing. A factor in the accident was the pilot's lack of familiarity with the airplane.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC97LA151
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 1 April 2008 | N5840Z | Ronald B.Briggs | 0 | about 15 miles northeast of Ugashik, Alaska | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 12-Mar-2024 09:55 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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