# Accident 19950717024669A: Piper PA20, Ogden, UT, July 17, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 1995, 19:35 local time
- Place: Ogden, UT
- Airport: Ogden-Hinckley Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2391° N, 112.1296° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2391&lon=-112.1296&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6953K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6953K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-20 (registry code 7102002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA20
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,775 total, 15 in this make and model, 63 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA95LA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95LA153) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950717024669A

## Narrative

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

GROUND LOOPED ON LANDING. CFI AT CONTROLS. FOUND LOOSE TAILWHEEL PIVOT BOLT. CAUSED SHIMMY AND LOSS OF CONTROL.

## 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 SEA95LA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95LA153), Jul 18, 1995: Piper PA-20 (N6953K), Ogden, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. HTE LOOSE TAILWHEEL ASSEMBLY BOLT WAS A FACTOR.

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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