ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 354809
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| Date: | Monday 9 February 1998 |
| Time: | 13:30 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-22-160 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N1958P |
| MSN: | 22-6008 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1958 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2999 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-B2B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Point Lookout, MO -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Jacksonville, TX (JSO |
| (KPLK) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot landed the airplane on runway 11. Directional control was lost and the airplane ground looped. The pilot stated that he had experienced a tendency for the airplane to track to the left on rollout in the past and had mentioned to a mechanic. The wind recorded at the airport 10 minutes after the accident were 120 degrees at 9 knots. An examination of the airplane after the accident failed to reveal any mechanical anomalies which might have contributed to a left turning tendency.
Probable Cause: the pilot's failure to maintain directional control on landing rollout.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI98LA093
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 11-Mar-2024 18:32 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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