# Accident 20010719016499A: Piper PA20135, Redmond, OR, July 19, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 19, 2001, 13:08 local time
- Place: Redmond, OR
- Airport: Roberts Field
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.2599° N, 121.2193° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2599&lon=-121.2193&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8901C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8901C-2020-12-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-20-135 (registry code 7102010, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-20-135) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA20135
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA01LA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA137) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010719016499A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON JULY 19, 2001, APPROXIMATELY 1308 PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, A PIPER PA-20-135 AIRPLANE, N8901C, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED IN A GROUND LOOP DURING LANDING ON RUNWAY 4 AT ROBERTS FIELD, REDMOND, OREGON. THE PRIVATE PILOT, WHOSE APPLICATION TO REGISTER THE AIRCRAFT IN HIS NAME WAS PENDING WITH THE FAA, AND ONE PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED IN THE ACCIDENT.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS WERE REPORTED AT REDMOND IN A SPECIAL OBSERVATION TAKEN AT 1310, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON A VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR) FLIGHT PLAN FROM PULLMAN, WASHINGTON.  A PRELIMINARY FAA REPORT STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT TWICE ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 28 (7,006 FEET BY 100 FEET GROOVED ASPHALT, ACCORDING TO THE US GOVERNMENT AIRPORT/FACILITY DIRECTORY [A/FD].)  THE CONTROL TOWER THEN OFFERED RUNWAY 4 (7,040 FEET BY 150 FEET GROOVED ASPHALT, PER THE A/FD.)  THE AIRCRAFT SUBSEQUENTLY TOUCHED DOWN AND GROUND LOOPED.  ACCORDING TO THE REDMOND 1310 SPECIAL OBSERVATION, WINDS WERE VARIABLE BETWEEN 280 AND 010 DEGREES TRUE AT 8 KNOTS.  IN A PRELIMINARY TELEPHONE CONVERSATION WITH THE NTSB INVESTIGATOR-IN-CHARGE (IIC), THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS A "LOW TIME TAILDRAGGER PILOT."  HE STATED THAT THE ACCIDENT SEQUENC E BEGAN WITH THE AIRCRAFT ON CENTERLINE, BUT THAT THE AIRCRAFT THEN STARTED GOING TO THE LEFT. HE REPORTED THAT "THE WIND GOT UNDER THE RIGHT WING", AND HE LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT.  THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED TO THE LEFT.                                                                         (-23) PILOT ATTEMPTED TWO APPROACHES TO RWY 28 BUT DID NOT LIKE CROSSWIND.  HE THEN ACCEPTED AND LANDED ON RWY 4.  DURING ROLLOUT AIRCRAFT GROUND-LOOPED TO LEFT, BREAKING OFF TAIL WHEEL AND STRIKING RIGHT WING TIP, ELEVATOR, AND RUDDER.  ENTIRE FUSELAGE TWISTED TO LEFT APPROXIMATELY 10-15 DEGREES, JUST FORWARD OF EMPENAGE.

## 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 SEA01LA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA137), Jul 19, 2001: Piper PA-20-135 (N8901C), Redmond, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions during landing. A factor was variable winds.

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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