Accident · 1997-07-02

NTSB case ANC97TA096 · Piper PA-18 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1997-07-02
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Piper PA-18 (N5582C)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: ALASKA STATE TROOPERS Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): ALASKA STATE TROOPERS

Probable cause

failure of the pilot to maintain directional control of the airplane, which resulted in an inadvertent ground loop and a collapsed main landing gear. His lack of experience in tailwheel airplanes was a related factor.

Source: NTSB case ANC97TA096

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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