ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 226211
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| Date: | Thursday 9 August 2018 |
| Time: | 11:25 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-18-150 |
| Owner/operator: | Doss Aviation Inc |
| Registration: | N104CC |
| MSN: | 9947CC |
| Year of manufacture: | 2002 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 9579 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O360-C4P |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Raton, NM -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Rotan, NM (RTN) |
| Rotan, NM (RTN) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot in the tailwheel-equipped airplane reported that, during the wheel landing in gusting wind conditions, the right main landing gear (MLG) touched down on the runway followed by the left MLG. During the landing roll, the airplane encountered a wind gust from the left. The airplane ground looped to the left, and the pilot applied full right rudder and brakes. However, the airplane exited the left side of the runway, and its right wing struck the ground.
The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing, the right aileron, and the right elevator.
The pilot reported that the airport's windsocks indicated a 5- to 10-knot "right quartering headwind."
The METAR located at the airport reported that, about the time of the accident, the wind was from 210° at 5 knots. The airplane landed on runway 25.
The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot's loss of directional control during the landing roll.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 15-Jun-2019 16:29 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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