ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 353220
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| Date: | Sunday 6 June 1999 |
| Time: | 16:17 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-18 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N897SP |
| MSN: | 18-3555 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1096 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-B2C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Glenwood Sprngs, CO -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Heber, UT (36U) |
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| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The back seat pilot had recently purchased the airplane and was ferrying it home, accompanied by the pilot-in-command, who was seated in the front seat. When the airplane touched down, it veered off the right side of runway 14. Both pilots agreed that 'a gust of wind' caused the loss of control. Before control could be regained, the airplane collided with several parked vehicles, causing spar and rib damage to the right wing. Runway 32 was reported to be the active runway. Winds recorded at the nearest official weather reporting facility, located 26 miles northeast of the accident site, were from 240 degrees at 18 knots, with gusts to 22 knots.
Probable Cause: The pilot-in-command's failure to maintain directional control. A related factor was the gusty quartering tailwind.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB DEN99LA097
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 20 June 1982 | N897SP | Private | 0 | Hobart, IN | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 09-Mar-2024 11:42 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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