ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 290390
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| Date: | Monday 25 August 2014 |
| Time: | 16:00 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-18A 150 |
| Owner/operator: | Walla Walla University |
| Registration: | N7860D |
| MSN: | 18-6009 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1957 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3793 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320 SERIES |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Walla Walla, Washington -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | COLLEGE PLACE, WA (S95) |
| Walla Walla Airport, WA (ALW/KALW) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that he overflew an open field that he intended to conduct an off airport landing on. He stated that the field was of sufficient length and had a suitable landing surface. During the landing, the tailwheel equipped airplane touched down longer than the pilot had intended and he intentionally ground looped the airplane to avoid traveling down a ravine. During the accident sequence, the left wing sustained substantial damage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot's misjudged approach which resulted in overshooting the landing point and insufficient remaining landing surface.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB WPR14CA378
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 4 June 2015 | N7860D | Walla Walla University | 0 | Hay, Washington | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 06-Oct-2022 14:36 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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