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| Date: | Sunday 5 May 2013 |
| Time: | 19:30 |
| Type: |  Maule M-5-210C Strata Rocket |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N378X |
| MSN: | 6178C |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-360 SER |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Juneau International Airport, AK (JNU/PAJN) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Juneau International Airport, AK (JNU/PAJN) |
| Juneau International Airport, AK (JNU/PAJN) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot departed from a dry, paved runway in a tailwheel-equipped airplane; the takeoff required a correction for a 5-knot, right crosswind. The pilot said that during the takeoff roll, the airplane veered to the left, and he applied right rudder to correct the veer, but the airplane subsequently ground looped to the left. The right main landing gear collapsed, and the right wing and right horizontal stabilizer struck the ground. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing, right horizontal stabilizer and fuselage. The pilot said that there were no preaccident mechanical problems with the airplane.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll, which resulted in a ground loop.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=378X
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 30 August 2012 | N378X | Michael Whisenant | 0 | Juneau International Airport, AK (JNU/PAJN) | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-May-2013 22:48 | Geno | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency, ] |
| 19-Aug-2017 16:00 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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