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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-18-150 · Rogers City, MI · May 7, 1997

Date: May 7, 1997 · 19:00 local
Place: Rogers City, MI
Airport: Presque Isle County Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N4056Z
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI97LA139
Reported as: Piper PA18150
Reported engine: Lycoming O320*
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 556 total170 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

N4056ZRegistered now · Piper PA-18-150S/N 18-8064 · Built 1963 Airframe modelPiper PA-18-150 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(.4)According to the pilot, the tailwheel began to shimmy during the landing roll and the tailwheel spring on the left side became disconnected. The airplane spun around 270 degrees and the left wing contacted the runway. The airplane traveled off the right side of the runway prior to coming to rest. The pilot stated the groundspeed was very slow when the spring disconnected which resulted in a lack of rudder authority to control the airplane.(-23) on may 7, 1997, at 1800 eastern daylight time, a Piper PA-18-150, N4056Z, operated by a commercial pilot ground looped during a landing roll at the Presque Isle County Airport, Rogers City, Michigan. The 14 CFR part 91 flight was operating in visual meteorological conditions without a flight plan. The pilot and passenger were not injured. The airplane was substantially damaged. The flight originated from alpena, Michigan, exact time unknown.

As the FAA filed it

(.4)ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THE TAILWHEEL BEGAN TO SHIMMY DURING THE LANDING ROLL AND THE TAILWHEEL SPRING ON THE LEFT SIDE BECAME DISCONNECTED. THE AIRPLANE SPUN AROUND 270 DEGREES AND THE LEFT WING CONTACTED THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE TRAVELED OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY PRIOR TO COMING TO REST. THE PILOT STATED THE GROUNDSPEED WAS VERY SLOW WHEN THE SPRING DISCONNECTED WHICH RESULTED IN A LACK OF RUDDER AUTHORITY TO CONTROL THE AIRPLANE.(-23) ON MAY 7, 1997, AT 1800 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A PIPER PA-18-150, N4056Z, OPERATED BY A COMMERCIAL PILOT GROUND LOOPED DURING A LANDING ROLL AT THE PRESQUE ISLE COUNTY AIRPORT, ROGERS CITY, MICHIGAN. THE 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT WAS OPERATING IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS WITHOUT A FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM ALPENA, MICHIGAN, EXACT TIME UNKNOWN.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB CHI97LA139Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRogers City, MIthe disconnection of the tailwheel spring which resulted in the pilot's inability to maintain directional control of the airplane.May 7, 1997 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N4056Z · 1

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

Accident 20231104019059ALanding: Approach · Tompkinsville, KYAccording to the pilot's statement: accident flight was a post maintenance flight following an annual inspection. There was one pilot and one passenger onboard the aircraft. The pilot climbed to 3000 feet and performed several maneuvers. There were no…Nov 4, 2023 · Substantial damage