19930529015739A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-18-150 · Pensacola, FL · May 29, 1993

Date
May 29, 1993 · 10:00 local
Place
Pensacola, FL
Airport
Pensacola Regional Airport
Phase of flight
Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
KRTA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4156V
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA93LA135
Reported as
Piper PA18150
Reported engine
Lycoming O320A2B
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,500 total20 in this make and model150 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.

Lost directional control on landing roll. CFI took over but ground looped. Blamed windshift. Wind light variable.

As the FAA filed it

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON LANDING ROLL. CFI TOOK OVER BUT GROUND LOOPED. BLAMED WINDSHIFT. WIND LIGHT VARIABLE.

NTSB investigation

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