19871024079809A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-18-150 · Palo Alto, CA · October 24, 1987

Date
October 24, 1987 · 09:22 local
Place
Palo Alto, CA
Airport
Palo Alto Airport-Santa Clara Cou
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3181Z
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX88LA024
Reported as
Piper PA18150
Reported engine
Lycoming O320A2A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
273 total

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What happened

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

Lost control and ground looped on the landing roll. Stopped nose down on the runway.

As the FAA filed it

LOST CONTROL AND GROUND LOOPED ON THE LANDING ROLL. STOPPED NOSE DOWN ON THE RUNWAY.

NTSB investigation

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