ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 368342
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| Date: | Tuesday 25 July 1989 |
| Time: | 14:00 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-18-135 |
| Owner/operator: | Dakota Ridge Aviation, Inc. |
| Registration: | N9967Q |
| MSN: | 18-4012 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1954 |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-290-D2 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Boulder, CO -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Fort Collins, CO (3V5) |
| (1V5) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PLT RPRTD HE MADE A WHEEL LANDING ON RWY 8 WITH WINDS THAT HE ESTIMATED WERE LIGHT & VARIABLE. HE SAID THAT DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE PLANE SWERVED TO THE RIGHT. HE ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT THE SWERVE, BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE LEFT WING STRUCK THE GROUND BETWEEN THE RWY & TWY. DURING THE OCCURRENCE, THE LEFT WING SPAR WAS BENT & THE MAIN LANDING GEAR WAS DAMAGED, BUT THE PLT WAS ABLE TO TAXI THE PLANE TO THE HANGAR.
Probable Cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT GROUND SWERVE AND SUBSEQUENT DAMAGE TO THE WING.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB DEN89LA179
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 12 October 1996 | N9967Q | Dakota Ridge Aviation | 0 | Boulder, CO | |
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| 2 June 2002 | N9967Q | Taildragon LLC | 0 | Payette, Idaho | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 23-Mar-2024 17:26 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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