Accident · 2000-08-21

NTSB case LAX00LA309 · Piper PA-18-150 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 2000-08-21
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Piper PA-18-150 (N91003)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: HOWARD C. FISK Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): HOWARD C. FISK

Probable cause

Failure of the pilot to maintain directional control on the landing rollout. Also causal to the accident was his failure to retract flaps during the aborted landing attempt, which lead to a loss of lift and a hard landing followed by a ground loop.

Source: NTSB case LAX00LA309

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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