# Accident 19980702017069A: Piper PA22160, Kemmerer, WY, July 2, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 1998, 10:00 local time
- Place: Kemmerer, WY
- Airport: Kemmerer Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7797° N, 110.5508° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7797&lon=-110.5508&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8933D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8933D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-160 (registry code 7102214, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22160
- Reported engine: LYC O320B2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 68 total, 9 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW98LA308](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA308) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980702017069A

## Narrative

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

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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW98LA308](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA308), Jul 2, 1998: Piper PA-20-160 (N8933D), Kemmerer, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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.

## Other reports on N8933D (1)

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

- [Incident 19961030042159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961030042159I), Oct 30, 1996: Piper PA22160 (N8933D), Rock Springs, WY, Minor damage. Hit slick spot on touch and go. Slid into snowbank and ground looped.

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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