ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 286026
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| Date: | Tuesday 27 May 2008 |
| Time: | 21:30 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-18-150 |
| Owner/operator: | James Fogarty |
| Registration: | N57787 |
| MSN: | 18-7709131 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1977 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1653 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Fairbanks, Alaska -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Fairbanks International Airport, AK (FAI/PAFA) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The solo student pilot lost directional control of the airplane during landing, and the airplane ground-looped. The student pilot reported that during landing, a gust of wind picked up the right wing, and the left wing struck the runway. A certificated aircraft mechanic who inspected the airplane, said the left wing's par was bent during the ground-loop. The pilot indicated that there were no preaccident mechanical problems with the airplane.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing. Contributing to the accident was a gust of wind.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC08CA070
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 4 June 2018 | N57787 | Private | 0 | Healy, AK | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 02-Oct-2022 18:41 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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