ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 289806
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| Date: | Wednesday 14 August 2013 |
| Time: | 13:00 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-20 |
| Owner/operator: | Csizmazia Joseph |
| Registration: | N6939K |
| MSN: | 20-43 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1950 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3750 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-290 SERIES |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Aurora, Oregon -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Hood River, OR (4S2) |
| Aurora State Airport, OR (KUAO) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that during the landing roll, the airplane encountered a wind gust from the right, which caused the airplane to weathervane to the right. He said that due to the airplane's slow speed, left rudder was ineffective, and by the time he applied left brake the airplane had ground-looped. The left main landing gear collapsed, and the left wing sustained substantial damage. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing in gusting wind conditions, which resulted in a ground-loop.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB WPR13CA372
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 18 June 2015 | N6939K | 0 | Yellow Pine, Idaho | |
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| 05-Oct-2022 18:25 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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