45.4692° N, 98.3236° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Bath, SD, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
July 29, 1979 · 13:30 local
Place
Bath, SD
Airport
Private
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N40359
Reported as
Piper PA18150
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
310 total1 in this make and model46 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Training flight on ag acft. Pilot allowed acft to ground loop on landing roll. Unfamiliar heel brakes.
As the FAA filed it
TRAINING FLIGHT ON AG ACFT. PILOT ALLOWED ACFT TO GROUND LOOP ON LANDING ROLL. UNFAMILIAR HEEL BRAKES.