ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 295399
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| Date: | Saturday 9 August 2003 |
| Time: | 12:00 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-18-150 |
| Owner/operator: | Hawkins |
| Registration: | N115HP |
| MSN: | 18-8910 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1970 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4489 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Rapids, Montana -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Greybull-South Big Horn County Airport, WY (GEY/KGEY) |
| Park City, MT | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that he over flew his intended landing site, a gravel road to determine its condition and the direction of the prevailing winds. He then made a standard traffic pattern entry landing to the east. The pilot reported that the gravel road was 25 feet wide, down sloping to the east and 1,000 feet in length that was "slightly winding." During the landing roll (decelerating through about 35-40 mph), the pilot determined that the aircraft was drifting right and he began correcting for the drift. He then noticed that the right tire was deflated and rolling on the rim. The aircraft's right wheel entered a shallow ditch at the edge of the road and the aircraft then departed the landing surface and traveled over rough down sloping terrain before nosing over and coming to rest inverted. The pilot, who held a mechanic's license, reported that upon examining the right wheel following the accident he found the wheel's valve stem to be broken.
Probable Cause: The failure of the landing gear tire valve stem and the pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll. The deflation of the tire and rough/uneven terrain were factors.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB SEA03LA166
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Oct-2022 08:03 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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