ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 249189
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Date: | Saturday 27 March 2021 |
Time: | 16:10 LT |
Type: | American Legend AL3 |
Owner/operator: | Napa Taildraggers Inc |
Registration: | N712YP |
MSN: | AL-1158 |
Year of manufacture: | 2010 |
Total airframe hrs: | 641 hours |
Engine model: | Continental O-200 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Petaluma Municipal Airport (O69), Petaluma, CA -
United States of America
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Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | Napa County Airport, CA (APC/KAPC) |
Destination airport: | Petaluma, CA |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:The pilot of the tailwheel-equipped airplane reported that, during landing, she experienced a wind gust and the airplane veered to the left and ground looped. The wings and lift struts were substantially damaged. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing in gusting wind conditions, which resulted in a ground loop.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | WPR21LA167 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 5 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB WPR21LA167
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N712YP Location
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
28-Mar-2021 00:50 |
Geno |
Added |
28-Mar-2021 04:42 |
RobertMB |
Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Total occupants, Phase, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
29-Mar-2021 14:46 |
Captain Adam |
Updated [Time, Registration, Cn, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
06-Jul-2022 07:03 |
ASN Update Bot |
Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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