19800422010149A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-18-150 · Boulder, CO · April 22, 1980

Date
April 22, 1980 · 11:00 local
Place
Boulder, CO
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6127A
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN80FTE43
Reported as
Piper PA18150
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
644 total33 in this make and model65 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Student lost control of tail wheel aircraft on landing roll. CFI failed to prevent ensuing ground-loop.

As the FAA filed it

STUDENT LOST CONTROL OF TAIL WHEEL AIRCRAFT ON LANDING ROLL. CFI FAILED TO PREVENT ENSUING GROUND-LOOP.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.