ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 380694
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| Date: | Saturday 8 October 1983 |
| Time: | 08:30 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-18-105 SPECIAL |
| Owner/operator: | Civil Air Patrol Inc. |
| Registration: | N338T |
| MSN: | 18-2452 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1953 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4044 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-235-C1C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Wichita Falls, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PLT REPORTED THAT DURING A LANDING WITH A QUARTERING LEFT HEAD WIND, THE RIGHT BRAKE DID NOT HOLD & THE ACFT VEERED TO THE LEFT. HE ADDED POWER IN AN ATTEMPT TO AVOID A GROUND LOOP; HOWEVER, THE ACFT WENT IN A WET, PLOWED FIELD & NOSED OVER. REPORTEDLY, THERE WERE NO MALFUNCTIONS OF THE ACFT.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW84LA010
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 01-Apr-2024 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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