# NTSB Accident SEA89LA158
> **PIPER PA-15** · 1989-08-27 · INDEPENDENCE, OR, USA · NONE
## 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.

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