# Incident 19970602017879I: Piper PA25235, Gulf Shores, AL, June 2, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 2, 1997, 11:30 local time
- Place: Gulf Shores, AL
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.2772° N, 87.7024° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gulf Shores, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2772&lon=-87.7024&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4964Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4964Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25-235 (registry code 7102504, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25235
- Reported engine: LYC O540B2B5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,300 total, 250 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970602017879I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: DURING AN APPROACH TO LANDING AT A GRASS STRIP WITHOUT BANNER IN TOW, THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED AN EXCESSIVE SINK RATE FROM 200' AGL CAUSED BY A TRAFFIC PATTERN STALL DUE TO LOW AIRSPEED AND EXCESSIVE BANK ANGLES IN THE FINAL TURN. DURING THE GO-AROUND ATTEMPT, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE GROUND ON ITS TAILWHEEL AND RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR DAMAGING BOTH. DURING THE SUBSEQUENT LANDING, THE DAMAGED RIGHT MAIN GEAR CAUSED A GROUND LOOP.

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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