ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 286680
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| Date: | Saturday 15 August 2009 |
| Time: | 13:00 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-15 |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | N4380H |
| MSN: | 15-165 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1948 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1472 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental C85-12 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Plainwell, Michigan -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Plainwell, MI (61D) |
| Plainwell, MI (61D) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that he began the takeoff roll in the tailwheel-equipped airplane with a left quartering headwind. He stated that during the takeoff roll a wind gust caused the airplane to swerve. He attempted to abort the takeoff and the airplane ground-looped. During the event, the right main landing gear collapsed and the wing tip struck the runway, damaging the wing structure. A weather reporting station located 18 nautical miles south of the accident site recorded the wind 7 minutes before the accident as being from 190 degrees at 11 knots, gusting to 18 knots. Fifty-three minutes after the accident time the same weather station recorded the wind speed as 7 knots gusting to 14 knots and direction as variable between 130 degrees and 200 degrees. Examination of the airplane after the accident revealed a failure of the left steering spring chain link. It could not be determined if the chain link failure occurred prior to or during the accident sequence.
Probable Cause: A loss of control on takeoff for undetermined reasons.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CEN09CA548
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Oct-2022 14:24 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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