ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 299080
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| Date: | Friday 21 April 2000 |
| Time: | 16:45 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-36-300 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N82698 |
| MSN: | 36-7860014 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3600 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-720-A1B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | LEXINGTON, Oregon -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | |
| LEXINGTON , OR | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
After completing aerial application operations for the day, the pilot took off to the north on a private airstrip with an approaching thunderstorm cell and heavy rain in the area. During takeoff, winds in the area shifted to southwesterly at about 20 knots, gusting to 25 knots (a nearby weather observation station reported winds shifting from north-northwesterly at 10 knots at 1800 to southwesterly at 27 knots, gusting to 32 knots, at 1900.) The pilot was unable to maintain directional control and the aircraft ground-looped, collapsing its right main gear and damaging its right wing. The pilot reported that no mechanical failure or malfunction was involved.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to adequately compensate for wind conditions upon encountering a wind shift on takeoff. A factor was variable winds.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB SEA00LA078
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Oct-2022 02:17 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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