Piper PA-20 N5540A

Summary

On 24 June 2007 at about 23:30 local time, a Piper PA-20 registered N5540A, operated by Wayne Brown, was involved in an accident near Nenana, 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.

Date

24 June 2007 at 23:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Nenana, Alaska, United States

Nearest airport

Nenana (PANN)

Coordinates

64.5472, -149.0739

Aircraft

Piper PA-20

Registration

N5540A

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Wayne Brown

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Fairbanks → Nenana

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC07LA055

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing, which resulted in a ground-loop and main landing gear collapse. Factors contributing to the accident were the ground-loop and landing gear collapse.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The private certificated pilot was conducting a personal local flight under Title 14, CFR Part 91, when the accident occurred. The pilot reported that during landing, the airplane touched down on the runway centerline, and veered sharply to the right. He applied left rudder and power, but the airplane continued to the right, and ground-looped. The left main landing gear collapsed, and the left wing struck the ground. The pilot said there were no known mechanical anomalies with the airplane prior to the accident, and that the left wing and left horizontal stabilizer, were damaged during the accident. The pilot reported that faster reactions after touchdown might have prevented the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.