# Incident 19951006039849I: Piper PA18150, Tucson, AZ, October 6, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 6, 1995, 13:05 local time
- Place: Tucson, AZ
- Airport: Tucson International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.1171° N, 110.9415° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at TUCSON INTL (TUS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1171&lon=-110.9415&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6609L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6609L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-150 (registry code 7101828, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18150
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,636 total, 491 in this make and model, 239 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951006039849I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: WHILE LANDING AT THE KTUS ON RUNWAY 11R PILOT WAS VISIBLY AWARE OF A LOCKHEED CONSTELLATION, #VH-EAG, HOLDING FOR A CLEARANCE ON TAXIWAY A8 BETWEEN RUNWAYS 11R AND 11L AFTER TOUCHING DOWN IN A WHEEL LANDING CONFIGURATION AND SLOWING TO BELOW FLYING SPEED FOR TRANSITION TO THREE POINT WHEEL CONFIGURATION A GROUND LOOP RESULTED. THE GROUND LOOP OCCURRED AT A POINT BEHIND THE LOCKHEED CONSTELLATION AND ALIGNED WITH TAXIWAY A-8, COMING TO REST ON THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY 11R JUST BEYOND TAXIWAY A8. THE CAUSE OF THE INCIDENT WAS THE LOSS OF CONTROL AT THE CRITICAL MOMENT OF POSITIONING THE AIRCRAFT TAIL WHEEL ON THE RUNWAY DUE TO PROPELLER WASH, BLOWING ACROSS RUNWAY 11R. AT TAXIWAY A8 FROM THE LOCKHEED CONSTELLATION, CREATING A VERY STRONG CROSS-WIND COMPONENT ON THE LIGHT WEIGHT PA-18-150. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS TO THE INCIDENT INCLUDE; 1) THE FAILURE OF THE PIC TO RECOGNIZE THE POTENTIAL HAZARD. 2) FAILURE OF THE ATCT TO TRANSMIT A CAUTION TO THE PILOT IN COMMAND. 3) THE LACK OF KNOWLEDGE OF BOTH PIC AND ATC CONTROLLER AS TO THE SEVERITY OF THE TURBULENCE CREATED BY A LOCKHEED "SUPER CONSTELLATION" AND THE NEED TO BE VERY CAUTIOUS WHILE OPERATING IN THE VICINITY OF SUCH A LARGE AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N6609L (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19810128003359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810128003359A), Jan 28, 1981: Piper PA18150 (N6609L), Alamosa, CO, Substantial damage. Struck powerline. Impact tore off part of left wing. Airplane stalled. Veartical impact.

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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