19980131002449A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA18150 · New Smyrna Beac, FL · January 31, 1998

Date: January 31, 1998 · 12:00 local
Place: New Smyrna Beac, FL
Airport: New Smyrna Beach Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N5975Z
NTSB investigation: NTSBMIA98LA071
Reported as: Piper PA18150
Reported engine: Lycoming O320A2B
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,674 total68 in this make and model137 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Lost directioanl control landing in moderate crosswind. Ground looped. Failed use proper crosswind procedures. (-23) on 31 January, 1998, at approximately 12:00 eastern standard time, Mr. Philippe le scao while piloting a Piper, PA-18-150, N5975Z made an x-wind landing on runway 29 to New Smyrna Beach Municipal Airport (evb). During the roll out phase, the tail wheel touch down on the runway caused the aircraft to veer right due to the right rudder required to compensate for the right quartering x-wind. The pilot attempted a go around by applying full power and left rudder. The aircraft turned quickly to the left off of the runway towards a large tree and drainage ditch. The pilot made the decision to apply full left rudder to avoid the tree causing the aircraft to ground loop. Extensive damage to the right wing and a broken right main landing gear was the result of the accident. There were no injuries to the pilot or passenger.

As the FAA filed it

LOST DIRECTIOANL CONTROL LANDING IN MODERATE CROSSWIND. GROUND LOOPED. FAILED USE PROPER CROSSWIND PROCEDURES. (-23) ON 31 JANUARY, 1998, AT APPROXIMATELY 12:00 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, MR. PHILIPPE LE SCAO WHILE PILOTING A PIPER, PA-18-150, N5975Z MADE AN X-WIND LANDING ON RUNWAY 29 TO NEW SMYRNA BEACH MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (EVB). DURING THE ROLL OUT PHASE, THE TAIL WHEEL TOUCH DOWN ON THE RUNWAY CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO VEER RIGHT DUE TO THE RIGHT RUDDER REQUIRED TO COMPENSATE FOR THE RIGHT QUARTERING X-WIND. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A GO AROUND BY APPLYING FULL POWER AND LEFT RUDDER. THE AIRCRAFT TURNED QUICKLY TO THE LEFT OFF OF THE RUNWAY TOWARDS A LARGE TREE AND DRAINAGE DITCH. THE PILOT MADE THE DECISION TO APPLY FULL LEFT RUDDER TO AVOID THE TREE CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO GROUND LOOP. EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING AND A BROKEN RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR WAS THE RESULT OF THE ACCIDENT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR PASSENGER.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB MIA98LA071Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportNew Smyrna Bch, FLfailure of the pilot to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll, which resulted in an inadvertent ground swerve.Jan 31, 1998 · Substantial damage