Piper PA-18A N2FD
8 August 1998 · Dillingham, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 8 August 1998 at about 18:00 local time, a Piper PA-18A registered N2FD was involved in an accident near Dillingham, Alaska, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 18:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Dillingham, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Dillingham (DLG)
- Coordinates
- 58.8200, -157.8594
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-18A
- Registration
- N2FD
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC98LA118
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The pilot's inadvertent ground loop during the landing roll. A factor associated with the accident is a crosswind.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
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
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-18A accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 May 1999 | Piper PA-18A-150 | Cross Keys, New Jersey, United States | David Dempsy | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 Feb 1997 | Piper PA-18A | Livingston, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 17 Sep 1997 | Piper PA-18A-150 | Bainbridge, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Oct 1997 | Piper PA-18A-150 | Gulf of Mexico | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jul 1999 | Piper PA-18A-150 | Jordan Valley, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Jan 1999 | Piper PA-18A-150 | Tucson, Arizona, United States | Sun West Aviation, Inc. | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Nov 1998 | Boeing 747-400 | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | Asiana Airlines | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Nov 1998 | Piper PA-12 | Willow, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Feb 1998 | Cessna 207 | Homer, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Nov 1998 | Piper PA-18-150 | Kenai, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Apr 1998 | Taylorcraft BL12 | Sitka, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 May 1998 | Cessna 208 | Nome, Alaska, United States | Baker Aviation Inc. | Serious injuries | - |