ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 356078
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| Date: | Tuesday 1 April 1997 |
| Time: | 12:45 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-18 |
| Owner/operator: | National Park Service |
| Registration: | N4500W |
| MSN: | 18-8009019 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1980 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3109 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-B2B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Noatak, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Kotzebue, AK (OTZ) |
| (KWTK) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot, an employee of the National Park Service, related he was returning to his position as a Park Ranger/Pilot after a three month furlough from the park service. The purpose of the accident flight was to regain proficiency in the Piper PA-18 airplane. The pilot said that during the landing roll on the fourth landing, he lost directional control of the airplane, and it ground looped to the left, which resulted in substantial damage to the airframe. Also, the pilot said he did not fly during his furlough, and that his total flight experience in the PA-18 airplane was approximately five hours.
Probable Cause: failure of the pilot to maintain directional control of the airplane, which resulted in an inadvertent ground loop and damage to the airplane. Factors associated with the accident were: the ice/snow covered runway, and the pilot's lack of experience in the make and model of airplane.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC97TA045
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 3 September 2003 | N4500W | Private | 0 | Koliganek, Alaska | |
sub |
| 27 October 2018 | N4500W | Private | 0 | Denver, CO | |
sub |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Mar-2024 18:51 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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