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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-18-150 · Mount Pleasant, TX · July 4, 2001

Date: July 4, 2001 · 10:30 local
Place: Mount Pleasant, TX
Airport: Mount Pleasant Municipal Airport
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N220H
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW01LA160
Reported as: Piper PA18150

N220HRegistered now · Piper PA-18-150S/N 18-7709118 Airframe modelPiper PA-18-150

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What happened

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(-23) On July 4, 2001 at 10:30 am, a Piper PA-18-150 airplane, N220H was damaged when the aircraft ground looped at the Mount Pleasant Municipal Airport in Mount Pleasant, Texas. The private pilot was the sole occupant, just recently being given a tail wheel endorsement. The aircraft owner was the father of the private pilot. Weather was not a factor in the ground loop of the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON JULY 4, 2001 AT 10:30 AM, A PIPER PA-18-150 AIRPLANE, N220H WAS DAMAGED WHEN THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED AT THE MOUNT PLEASANT MUNICIPAL AIRPORT IN MOUNT PLEASANT, TEXAS. THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT, JUST RECENTLY BEING GIVEN A TAIL WHEEL ENDORSEMENT. THE AIRCRAFT OWNER WAS THE FATHER OF THE PRIVATE PILOT. WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR IN THE GROUND LOOP OF THE AIRCRAFT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB FTW01LA160Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMount Pleasant, TXthe pilot's inadvertent ground loop during the landing roll. A contributing factor was his lack of total experience in tail wheel-equipped airplanes.Jul 4, 2001 · Substantial damage