ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 243766
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| Date: | Thursday 8 October 2020 |
| Time: | 15:30 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-18-150 Super Cub |
| Owner/operator: | County Of Plymouth |
| Registration: | N8788D |
| MSN: | 18-6325 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1958 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3850 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-360-A2B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Plymouth Municipal Airport, MA (KPYM) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Plymouth, MA |
| Plymouth, MA | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot was landing the tailwheel-equipped airplane on runway 24 with a quartering headwind from the northwest gusting to 20 knots. During the landing roll, the flight encountered wind gusts from the northwest that caused the airplane to 'weathercock' to the northwest and the pilot applied full engine power to go around. When the airplane was about 1 ft above ground level, the right main landing gear impacted a taxi light. The airplane then contacted the ground and nosed over. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing and empennage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll with a quartering gusting headwind.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ERA21LA013
Location
Media:
Plymouth county fire plane “1-0” this afternoon. Plymouth airport. pic.twitter.com/4SCUIIaQtq
— Torino (@OutNorthLou) October 8, 2020
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Oct-2020 12:30 | harro | Added |
| 09-Oct-2020 12:33 | harro | Updated [Time, Total occupants, Location, Nature, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 27-Feb-2021 19:08 | rudy | Updated [[Time, Total occupants, Location, Nature, Source, Embed code, Narrative]] |
| 07-Jul-2022 18:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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