Summary
On August 08, 1998, a Piper PA-18A (N2FD) was involved in an incident near Dillingham, AK. All 2 people aboard were uninjured. The aircraft sustained substantial damage.
The National Transportation Safety Board determined the probable cause of this incident to be: The pilot's inadvertent ground loop during the landing roll. A factor associated with the accident is a crosswind.
On August 8, 1998, about 1000 Alaska daylight time, a wheel equipped Piper PA-18A airplane, N2FD, sustained substantial damage while landing at the Dillingham Airport, Dillingham, Alaska. The private pilot and the one passenger aboard were not injured. The local, personal flight, operated in visual meteorological conditions. A VFR flight plan was filed. The flight departed the Dillingham Airport about 0820.
During a telephone interview with the NTSB investigator-in-charge on August 8, the pilot related he was landing the airplane on runway 19, with a crosswind from the right. He said he asked for a wind check from the FAA Flight Service Station Specialist while on base leg for runway 19, and received a report of 260 degrees at 7 knots.
This incident is documented in NTSB report ANC98LA118. AviatorDB cross-references NTSB investigation data with FAA registry records to provide comprehensive safety information for aircraft N2FD.
Accident Details
Probable Cause and Findings
The pilot's inadvertent ground loop during the landing roll. A factor associated with the accident is a crosswind.
Aircraft Information
Analysis
On August 8, 1998, about 1000 Alaska daylight time, a wheel equipped Piper PA-18A airplane, N2FD, sustained substantial damage while landing at the Dillingham Airport, Dillingham, Alaska. The private pilot and the one passenger aboard were not injured. The local, personal flight, operated in visual meteorological conditions. A VFR flight plan was filed. The flight departed the Dillingham Airport about 0820.
During a telephone interview with the NTSB investigator-in-charge on August 8, the pilot related he was landing the airplane on runway 19, with a crosswind from the right. He said he asked for a wind check from the FAA Flight Service Station Specialist while on base leg for runway 19, and received a report of 260 degrees at 7 knots. The pilot said the touchdown was made in a 3 point attitude, and the landing roll was uneventful, until the airplane suddenly ground looped to the right, and went off the right side of the runway. He said the left wing collided with the runway during the ground loop, and the left main landing gear collapsed. He also reported there was no indication of any preaccident mechanical difficulties with the airplane.
Data Source
Data provided by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). For more information on this event, visit the NTSB Records Search website. NTSB# ANC98LA118