ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 364640
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| Date: | Sunday 25 August 1991 |
| Time: | 09:30 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-20 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N7732K |
| MSN: | 20-555 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1950 |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-290-D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Saginaw, MI -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Midland, MI (3BS) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT SAID THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND CROSSWIND, DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WAS LOST. THE LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED WHICH RESULTED IN THE LEFT WING STRIKING THE TERRAIN.
Probable Cause: DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WAS NOT MAINTAINED BY THE PILOT WHICH RESULTED IN A GROUND LOOP. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS A CROSSWIND.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI91LA271
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 30 March 1993 | N7732K | Private | 0 | Lapeer, MI | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 19-Mar-2024 17:12 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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