ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 295966
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| Date: | Tuesday 22 April 2003 |
| Time: | 17:15 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-18-135 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N60733 |
| MSN: | 18-3366 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1954 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3160 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Marion, Montana -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Marion, MT (MT53) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot/owner of the Piper PA-18-135, accompanied by his wife, was taking off from runway 12, a turf/grass strip, at Marion, Montana. Winds were light and out of the southeast at the time. The pilot reported that during the takeoff roll he lost directional control of the aircraft, which then departed the runway crossing a ditch and collapsing the main landing gear. The pilot reported that there was no mechanical malfunction with the aircraft during the event.
Probable Cause: The pilot-in-command's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll resulting in the aircraft leaving the runway, crossing a ditch and collapsing the landing gear. A contributing factor was the ditch.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB SEA03LA068
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 6 July 2020 | N60733 | Private | 0 | Marion, MT | |
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| Runway excursion | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 13-Oct-2022 14:56 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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