ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 290316
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| Date: | Wednesday 8 October 2014 |
| Time: | 18:00 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-18-150 |
| Owner/operator: | Fejes Guide Service Ltd |
| Registration: | N82448 |
| MSN: | 18-7909099 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 10063 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320 SERIES |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Cordova, Alaska -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Tsiu Lodge, AK |
| Cordova, AK | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot was landing at a remote, off-airport site in a tailwheel-equipped airplane. He stated it was an area he was familiar with and was aware of the approaching weather. As he was about to land he said that a heavy rain shower was developing with gusty wind conditions. Just before landing a gust picked up his right wing which lowered his left wing into brush, causing the airplane to ground loop. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left and right wing tips, and fuselage. The pilot stated that there were no preaccident mechanical anomalies with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
The pilot stated in the recommendation section of the NTSB Accident Reporting Form 6120.1, that the accident could have been prevented if he had waited for the rain shower and wind conditions to decrease before landing.
Probable Cause: The pilots decision to land and failure to maintain control of the airplane during landing in gusty wind conditions.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC15CA002
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 29 August 2011 | N82448 | Fejes Guide Service Ltd | 0 | Cape Yakataga, Alaska | |
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| 22 September 2021 | N82448 | 0 | Cordova, Alaska | |
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Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Oct-2022 13:36 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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