Piper PA-18-105 SPECIAL N154T

Summary

On 13 May 2021 at about 18:00 local time, a Piper PA-18-105 SPECIAL registered N154T was involved in an accident near Palmer, 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

13 May 2021 at 18:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Palmer, Alaska, United States

Coordinates

61.3180, -148.2837

Aircraft

Piper PA-18-105 SPECIAL

Registration

N154T

Category

Airplane

Year built

1952

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

ANC21LA041

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s selection of unsuitable terrain for takeoff, which resulted in a loss of control and ground loop.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot of the tailwheel-equipped airplane reported that, during the takeoff from an unimproved airstrip, the left tire sunk into soft ground and the airplane veered left. Subsequently, the left tire encountered willow bushes and the airplane ground looped to the left sustaining substantial damage to the right wing, right aileron, and empennage. The pilot reported no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.