# Incident 20010804021349I: Piper PA20, Rapid City, SD, August 4, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 2001, 19:05 local time
- Place: Rapid City, SD
- Airport: Rapid City Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.0453° N, 103.0574° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at RAPID CITY RGNL (RAP), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0453&lon=-103.0574&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8526Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8526Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-20 (registry code 7102002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA20
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,250 total, 5 in this make and model, 275 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010804021349I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON AUGUST 4, 2001, AT APPROXIMATELY 7:05 PM MDT, A PIPER M/N PA-20-135, N8526Z, OWNED BY RODNEY C. RIGGS, GROUND LOOPED ON LANDING ON RUNWAY 14 AT THE RAPID CITY, SD AIRPORT (RAP). THE PILOT LOST CONTROL WHILE ATTEMPTING A WHEEL LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT SPUN AROUND TWO CIRCLES AND CAME TO REST OFF RUNWAY 14 IN THE GRASS. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE. THERE WERE (2) SOULS ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT AND NO INJURIES WERE RECEIVED. THE PILOT TYLER A. HOLM HELD COMMERCIAL PILOT CERTIFICATE NUMBER 42709816. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT FROM MADISON, SD (MDS), VIA RAPID CITY, SD, EN ROUTE TO WASHINGTON STATE, UNDER CFR PART 91 WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED.

## Other reports on N8526Z (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20240310001639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240310001639I), Mar 10, 2024: Piper PA-20 (N8526Z), Missoula, MT, Minor damage. Iaw: 8900.1VOL 7 ch 4 sec 2 Description of the deviation: Aircraft ground looped during high-speed taxi practice – not intended for flight On March, [privacy…

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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