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FAA incident report · Piper PA-18-150 · Long Beach, CA · February 26, 1999

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Date
February 26, 1999 · 09:45 local
Place
Long Beach, CA
Airport
Long Beach - Daugherty Field
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N2573J
Reported as
Piper PA18150
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
11 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days
N2573JRegistered now · Piper PA-18-150S/N 18-7909132 · Built 1979Airframe modelPiper PA-18-150Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot reported that he got a bit sideways during a wheel landing, returned for a 3-point landing followed by a go-around, and returned for another wheel landing. He said that the landing appeared to be under control until touchdown, at which time the airplane started to weathervane to the left. The wind reported by the tower at the time was 200 degrees at 4 knots. An interview with the pilot shortly after this incident indicated that he had accomplished a flight review on 3/28/98, had a complex airplane endorsement, and had received a tailwheel endorsement from james blake, CFI 340400107 on 2/19/99.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT REPORTED THAT HE GOT A BIT SIDEWAYS DURING A WHEEL LANDING, RETURNED FOR A 3-POINT LANDING FOLLOWED BY A GO-AROUND, AND RETURNED FOR ANOTHER WHEEL LANDING. HE SAID THAT THE LANDING APPEARED TO BE UNDER CONTROL UNTIL TOUCHDOWN, AT WHICH TIME THE AIRPLANE STARTED TO WEATHERVANE TO THE LEFT. THE WIND REPORTED BY THE TOWER AT THE TIME WAS 200 DEGREES AT 4 KNOTS. AN INTERVIEW WITH THE PILOT SHORTLY AFTER THIS INCIDENT INDICATED THAT HE HAD ACCOMPLISHED A FLIGHT REVIEW ON 3/28/98, HAD A COMPLEX AIRPLANE ENDORSEMENT, AND HAD RECEIVED A TAILWHEEL ENDORSEMENT FROM JAMES BLAKE, CFI 340400107 ON 2/19/99.