ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 365289
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| Date: | Sunday 19 May 1991 |
| Time: | 13:55 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-18-180 |
| Owner/operator: | Soar Black Forest |
| Registration: | N3182Z |
| MSN: | 18-7173 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1959 |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-360-A4A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Elbert, CO -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT HAD RELEASED A GLIDER AND HAD RETURNED TO THE AIRSTRIP. AS HE FLARED FOR A FULL STALL LANDING, A GUST OF WIND LIFTED THE LEFT WING. FULL LEFT AILERON FAILED TO STOP THE UPWARD MOVEMENT AND THE RIGHT WING SCRAPED THE GROUND. THE AIRPLANE SWERVED TO THE RIGHT, WENT UP ON ITS NOSE, PIVOTED, AND FELL ON ITS BACK. THE PILOT ESTIMATED THE WINDS TO BE FROM THE SOUTH SOUTHEAST AT 30 TO 40 MPH, GUSTING TO OVER 45 MPH.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S DELAY IN COMPENSATING FOR WIND CONDITIONS. FACTORS WERE: HIGH WINDS AND A CROSSWIND.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB DEN91LA075
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 20-Mar-2024 08:35 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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