PHILADELPHIA, PA, USA
N49101
THORPE T-18
ACCORDING TO THE PLT, THE ACFT BALLOONED AFTER TOUCHDOWN, HE RECOVERED, THEN AFTER THE NEXT TOUCHDONW, IT BALLOONED AGAIN. HE INITIATED A GO-AROUND, BUT WITH THE APPLICATION OF POWER, THE ACFT BANKED APRX 90 DEG TO THE LEFT. THE PLT REPORTED THAT AILERON CONTROL HAD BECOME INEFFECTIVE. HE REDUCED POWER, AND SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT CRASHED, LEFT WING FIRST, WHILE IN A 20 TO 30 DEG LEFT BANK. THE PLT REPORTED THE SKY WAS CLEAR, VISIBILITY WAS UNLIMITED & THE WIND WAS FROM 090 DEG AT 8 KTS.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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