BOULDER, CO, USA
N9967Q
PIPER PA-18-135
THE PLT RPRTD HE MADE A WHEEL LANDING ON RWY 8 WITH WINDS THAT HE ESTIMATED WERE LIGHT & VARIABLE. HE SAID THAT DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE PLANE SWERVED TO THE RIGHT. HE ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT THE SWERVE, BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE LEFT WING STRUCK THE GROUND BETWEEN THE RWY & TWY. DURING THE OCCURRENCE, THE LEFT WING SPAR WAS BENT & THE MAIN LANDING GEAR WAS DAMAGED, BUT THE PLT WAS ABLE TO TAXI THE PLANE TO THE HANGAR.
FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT GROUND SWERVE AND SUBSEQUENT DAMAGE TO THE WING.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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