ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 165776
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| Date: | Sunday 6 April 2014 |
| Time: | 12:30 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-18-150 Super Cub |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N74843 |
| MSN: | 18-4085 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1955 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 9092 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320 SERIES |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Bethel Regional Airport (0B1), Bethel, ME -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Bethel, ME (0B1) |
| Bethel, ME (0B1) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
According to the pilot of the tailwheel equipped airplane, he landed on runway 32 with a left quartering headwind. He stopped the airplane and initiated a turn in order to back taxi to exit the runway. As the airplane turned, the pilot pushed the control stick forward to keep the tail of the airplane down. However, during the turn, a "gust [of wind] lifted the tail" of the airplane, it nosed over, and came to rest inverted resulting in substantial damage to the fuselage, rudder, and right wing. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The wind reported at the airport about the time of the accident was from 320 degrees at 12 knots gusting to 24 knots.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane while taxiing after landing during gusty wind conditions.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: 2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?omni=Home-N-Number&nNumberTxt=74843
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Apr-2014 22:03 | Geno | Added |
| 07-Feb-2016 00:59 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 29-Nov-2017 14:03 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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