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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-22-160 · Kemmerer, WY · July 2, 1998

Date: July 2, 1998 · 10:00 local
Place: Kemmerer, WY
Airport: Kemmerer Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N8933D
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW98LA308
Reported as: Piper PA22160
Reported engine: Lycoming O320B2A
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 68 total9 in this make and model9 in the last 90 days

N8933DRegistered now · Piper PA-22-160S/N 22-6091 Airframe modelPiper PA-22-160 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Acft lost control then ground looped on landing, acft sustained substantial damage, Kemmerer, WY. (.4)the pilot said he 'let the airplane get ahead' of him. He landed in light and variable winds and during the rollout, the airplane began 'fishtailing' and ground looped. In his accident report, the pilot said the airplane touched down on runway 34 and the tail veered to the left. He responded with left rudder input. The tail then swerved to the right and he responded with full right rudder and brake and directional control was lost. He indicated the wind was calm. The pilot reported he had 9 hours in airplane make and model. (-23)pilot lost control on landing then ground looped the aircraft on rollout.

As the FAA filed it

ACFT LOST CONTROL THEN GROUND LOOPED ON LANDING, ACFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, KEMMERER, WY. (.4)THE PILOT SAID HE 'LET THE AIRPLANE GET AHEAD' OF HIM. HE LANDED IN LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS AND DURING THE ROLLOUT, THE AIRPLANE BEGAN 'FISHTAILING' AND GROUND LOOPED. IN HIS ACCIDENT REPORT, THE PILOT SAID THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN ON RUNWAY 34 AND THE TAIL VEERED TO THE LEFT. HE RESPONDED WITH LEFT RUDDER INPUT. THE TAIL THEN SWERVED TO THE RIGHT AND HE RESPONDED WITH FULL RIGHT RUDDER AND BRAKE AND DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WAS LOST. HE INDICATED THE WIND WAS CALM. THE PILOT REPORTED HE HAD 9 HOURS IN AIRPLANE MAKE AND MODEL. (-23)PILOT LOST CONTROL ON LANDING THEN GROUND LOOPED THE AIRCRAFT ON ROLLOUT.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB FTW98LA308Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportKemmerer, WYThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane, resulting in a ground loop. A factor was the pilot's lack of experience in a conventional landing gear type of airplane.Jul 2, 1998 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N8933D · 1

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

Incident 19961030042159ITouch And Go Landing · Rock Springs, WYHit slick spot on touch and go. Slid into snowbank and ground looped.Oct 30, 1996 · Minor damage