# Accident 20000814041309A: Piper PA18105SPEC, Lynchburg, VA, August 14, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 14, 2000, 17:08 local time
- Place: Lynchburg, VA
- Airport: Lynchburg Municipal-Preston Glenn
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3601° N, 79.2201° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3601&lon=-79.2201&mi=10
- Aircraft: N189T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N189T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-105 SPECIAL (registry code 7101808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-105-special) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18105SPEC
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 352 total, 98 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD00LA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD00LA075) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000814041309A

## Narrative

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

(.4) DURING LANDING ROLL OUT ON RUNWAY 3, A 5,799-FOOT LONG, 150-FOOT WIDE ASPHALT RUNWAY, THE AIRPLANE BEGAN TO TURN TO THE RIGHT. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT THE RIGHT TURN WITH FULL LEFT RUDDER, BUT THE AIRPLANE DID NOT RESPOND. THE PILOT THEN ATTEMPTED TO TAKE-OFF AND APPLIED FULL THROTTLE, WHICH TIGHTENED THE RIGHT TURN. THE PILOT THEN REDUCED POWER, GROUND-LOOPED, AND EXITED THE RUNWAY. DURING THE GROUND-LOOP, THE LEFT WING TIP CONTACTED THE GROUND AND BENT THE REAR WING SPAR. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE REVEALED THAT THE LEFT MAIN WHEEL AXLE WAS BENT INWARD AND THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF CORROSION OR RUST. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF A MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION. THE WINDS AT THE AIRPORT WERE REPORTED FROM 310 DEGREES AT 4 KNOTS.

## 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 IAD00LA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD00LA075), Aug 14, 2000: Piper PA-18-105 (N189T), Lynchburg, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll-out.

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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