# Accident 20010722016829A: Piper PA18150, Tulelake, CA, July 22, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 22, 2001, 10:00 local time
- Place: Tulelake, CA
- Airport: Tulelake Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8002° N, 121.4591° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8002&lon=-121.4591&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7696L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7696L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-150 (registry code 7101828, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18150
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,700 total, 125 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX01LA258](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA258) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010722016829A

## Narrative

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

(-23) TIRE WENT FLAT ON LANDING. AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED. (.19) ON JULY 22, 2001, ABOUT 1000 HOURS PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, A PIPER PA-18, N7696L, GROUND LOOPED ON LANDING AT TULELAKE, CALIFORNIA.  MACY FLYING SERVICE, INC., WAS OPERATING THE AIRPLANE UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91.  THE COMMERCIAL PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED; HOWEVER, THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  THE PERSONAL LOCAL FLIGHT DEPARTED FROM TULELAKE ABOUT 0900.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED.  THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION ACCIDENT COORDINATOR INTERVIEWED THE PILOT.  THE PILOT SAID THE LANDING ROLL WAS NORMAL UNTIL THE RIGHT MAIN TIRE BLEW.  THE AIRPLANE GROUND LOOPED AND DAMAGED THE RIGHT WING AND ELEVATOR.                                        (.4) ON JULY 22, 2001, ABOUT 1000 HOURS PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, A PIPER PA-18-150, N7696L, BLEW A TIRE AND GROUND LOOPED ON LANDING AT TULELAKE, CALIFORNIA. MACY FLYING SERVICE, INC., WAS OPERATING THE AIRPLANE UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED; THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PERSONAL LOCAL FLIGH                  T DEPARTED ABOUT 0830. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. THE PILOT SUBMITTED A WRITTEN STATEMENT. HE SAID THE LANDING ROLL WAS NORMAL UNTIL THE RIGHT MAIN TIRE BLEW AND HE LOST CONTROL. THE AIRPLANE VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY AND COMPLETED A GROUND LOOP, WHICH DAMAGED THE RIGHT WING AND ELEVATOR.

## 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 LAX01LA258](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA258), Jul 22, 2001: Piper PA-18-150 (N7696L), Tulelake, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The right main tire blew out resulting in a loss of directional control and a ground loop.

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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