ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 290469
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| Date: | Monday 21 July 2014 |
| Time: | 08:30 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-18-150 |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | N3997Z |
| MSN: | 18-7946 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1963 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320 SERIES |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Phoenix, Arizona -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Phoenix-Deer Valley Airport, AZ (DVT/KDVT) |
| Phoenix-Deer Valley Airport, AZ (DVT/KDVT) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot was landing the tail-wheel equipped airplane in variable wind conditions, and subsequently touched down with a quartering tailwind. The airplane veered off the runway to the right, ground-looped, and came to rest back on the runway. During the excursion, the airplane impacted a runway sign. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing during the ground-loop. 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 during the landing roll in variable wind conditions, resulting in a ground-loop.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB WPR14CA342
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 10 July 1992 | N3997Z | Private | 0 | Molly Creek, AK | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Oct-2022 15:30 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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