# Incident 19980322009269I: Piper PA20, Pellston, MI, March 22, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 22, 1998, 14:00 local time
- Place: Pellston, MI
- Airport: Pellston Regional Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.5516° N, 84.7834° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pellston, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5516&lon=-84.7834&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6989K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6989K-2024-06-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-20 (registry code 7102002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA20
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,075 total, 25 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980322009269I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: AFTER LANDING THE LANDING ROLLOUT, THE PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND GROUND LOOPED THE PA-20 (TAILWHEEL) AIRCRAFT, CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LEFT LANDING GEAR, LEFT WING TIP AND PROPELLER.

## Other reports on N6989K (1)

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

- [Accident 19920521015619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920521015619A), May 21, 1992: Piper PA20 (N6989K), Greenwood/Wonde, IL, Substantial damage. Used too much brake on first solo in type during landing. Aircraft nosed over.

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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