BAKER, MT, USA
N4466Z
PIPER PA-18-150
THE COMMERCIAL PLT WAS LANDING AFTER A PIPELINE PATROL FLIGHT. THERE WERE NO PAX. THE PLT MADE A WHEELS LANDING ON RWY 30 WITH WIND REPORTED FROM 270 AT 28 KTS. DURING LANDING ROLL, A WIND GUST FROM THE LEFT SIDE, ESTIMATED BY THE PLT AS 50 KTS, LIFTED THE LEFT WING AND THE RIGHT WING TIP STRUCK GRAVEL ON THE RIGHT EDGE OF THE RUNWAY. THE PLT SAID THE ACFT GROUND LOOPED TO THE RIGHT AND THE GUST LIFTED THE TAIL. THE ACFT NOSED OVER AND CAME TO REST INVERTED. DAMAGE WAS REPORTED TO THE CABIN TOP, RUDDER, PROPELLER AND WING SPAR.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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