What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Lost directional control landing. Ground looped. Tail wheel type landing gear. (.4)the pilot landed the airplane on runway 11. Directional control was lost and the airplane ground looped. The pilot stated that he had experienced a tendency for the airplane to track to the left on rollout in the past and had mentioned to a mechanic. The wind recorded at the airport 10 minutes after the accident were 120 degrees at 9 knots. An examination of the airplane after the accident failed to reveal any mechanical anomalies which might have contributed to a left turning tendency. (-23)on February 9, 1998, privacy data omitted operated Piper 22/20-160, N1958P, as pilot in command ona flight from jacksonville, Texas, to m. Graham Clark airport, Point Lookout, Missouri. At approximately 1130 CST, while landing on runway 11, privacy data omitted said the aircraft began to turn left. He then applied rudder and aileron to the right, resulting a ground loop to the right. Although aircraft maintenance records indicated some recent problems with a tail wheel shimmy, the pilot in command should have been able to perform a landing on the main wheels.
As the FAA filed it
LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL LANDING. GROUND LOOPED. TAIL WHEEL TYPE LANDING GEAR. (.4)THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRPLANE ON RUNWAY 11. DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WAS LOST AND THE AIRPLANE GROUND LOOPED. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD EXPERIENCED A TENDENCY FOR THE AIRPLANE TO TRACK TO THE LEFT ON ROLLOUT IN THE PAST AND HAD MENTIONED TO A MECHANIC. THE WIND RECORDED AT THE AIRPORT 10 MINUTES AFTER THE ACCIDENT WERE 120 DEGREES AT 9 KNOTS. AN EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE AFTER THE ACCIDENT FAILED TO REVEAL ANY MECHANICAL ANOMALIES WHICH MIGHT HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO A LEFT TURNING TENDENCY. (-23)ON FEBRUARY 9, 1998, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OPERATED PIPER 22/20-160, N1958P, AS PILOT IN COMMAND ONA FLIGHT FROM JACKSONVILLE, TEXAS, TO M. GRAHAM CLARK AIRPORT, POINT LOOKOUT, MISSOURI. AT APPROXIMATELY 1130 CST, WHILE LANDING ON RUNWAY 11, ^PRIVACY DATA^ SAID THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO TURN LEFT. HE THEN APPLIED RUDDER AND AILERON TO THE RIGHT, RESULTING A GROUND LOOP TO THE RIGHT. ALTHOUGH AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE RECORDS INDICATED SOME RECENT PROBLEMS WITH A TAIL WHEEL SHIMMY, THE PILOT IN COMMAND SHOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO PERFORM A LANDING ON THE MAIN WHEELS.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.