NONE · PIPER PA-15 · 1989-08-27 · INDEPENDENCE, OR, USA
Event
NTSB number
SEA89LA158
Event ID
20001213X29261
Type
Accident
Date
1989-08-27
Location
INDEPENDENCE, OR, USA
Coordinates
44.829757, -123.199562
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
2
Total aboard
2
Aircraft
Make
PIPER
Model
PA-15
Registration
N4549H
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING THE LANDING, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT GROUND LOOP AND SUBSEQUENT OVERLOAD FAILURE OF THE LEFT MAIN GEAR. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: IMPROPER FLARE BY THE PILOT.