ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 162943
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| Date: | 23-DEC-2013 |
| Time: | 15:30 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-20 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N7069K |
| MSN: | 20-174 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Platinum, AK, US -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Togiak, AK |
| Platinum, AK (PTU) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that he was landing his tailwheel-equipped airplane on a dry, gravel airstrip, which required a correction for a 10 knot right crosswind. He said that during touchdown, a gust of wind picked the airplane up three to four feet, and the airplane drifted left of the centerline. During the second touchdown, the airplane weather-vaned into the wind, and the pilot said that full left rudder had no effect. The airplane continued across the runway and into a ditch, sustaining substantial damage to the right wing. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical anomalies with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during a crosswind landing.
Sources:
NTSB
Accident investigation:
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Dec-2013 18:05 | dfix | Added |
| 02-Jan-2014 07:21 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Feb-2014 07:16 | mmoyle | Updated [Narrative, Photo, ] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 29-Nov-2017 09:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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