# Accident 19900915039889A: Piper STCPA22, Springdale, AR, September 15, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 15, 1990, 16:03 local time
- Place: Springdale, AR
- Airport: Springdale Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1799° N, 94.1401° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1799&lon=-94.1401&mi=10
- Aircraft: N86483, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N86483) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-160 (registry code 7102214, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER STCPA22
- Reported engine: LYC O360B2A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 250 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN90LA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90LA187) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900915039889A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

GROUND LOOPED ON LANDING. PILOT UNABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL FROM SUDDEN SWERVE. TAIL WHEEL CENTERING DETENT WORN OUT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DEN90LA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90LA187), Sep 15, 1990: Piper PA-22-160 (N86483), Springdale, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: PILOT'S LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT, DURING LANDING, DUE TO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION OF THE TAILWHEEL ASSEMBLY.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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