The pilot's inadvertent ground loop during the landing roll. A factor associated with the accident is a crosswind.
— NTSB Determination
The pilot reported he was landing his tail wheel equipped airplane on a hard surfaced runway with a right crosswind. During the landing roll, he inadvertently ground looped the airplane to the right, collapsing the left main landing gear, and striking the left wing on the runway. The pilot noted there were no preaccident mechanical anomalies with the airplane
The pilot reported he was landing his tail wheel equipped airplane on a hard surfaced runway with a right crosswind. During the landing roll, he inadvertently ground looped the airplane to the right, collapsing the left main landing gear, and striking the left wing on the runway. The pilot noted there were no…
The accident on 1998-08-08 involved a Piper PA-18A, registration N2FD, at Dillingham, AK.
The pilot's inadvertent ground loop during the landing roll. A factor associated with the accident is a crosswind.
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