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FAA accident report · Piggot BEARHAWK · Port Angeles, WA · August 5, 2006

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Date
August 5, 2006 · 11:15 local
Place
Port Angeles, WA
Airport
William R Fairchild International
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N347JP
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA06CA157
Reported as
Piggot Bearhawk
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
8,279 total5 in this make and model35 in the last 90 days
N347JPRegistered now · Piggott John H BEARHAWKS/N 347 · Built 2003Airframe modelPiggott John H BEARHAWKEngine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot was practicing touch & go's at sequim valley airport on the grass. The pilot stated that he had experienced two ground loops on the grass, with no aircraft damage. The pilot stated that he thought that he had the aircraft figured out on the grass and decided to do some hard surface landings. The pilot elected to go to the Port Angeles airport because it had a runway width of 150 feet vs 45 ft @ sequim valley. The pilot stated that he made a stop & go followed by a full stop for a break. The pilot then took off and decided to do one more touch & go before returning to sequim valley when the ground loop occurred. The pilot stated that he landed the aircraft three point as usual and that his feet slipped off the rudder pedals due to the force of the aircraft contacting the runway surface. Inspection of the aircraft after the ground loop revealed the left rudder spring had become disengaged from the tail wheel and that the spring retainer was missing. The aircraft sustained substantial damage to the right wing, as a result of the right landing gear collapsing.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT WAS PRACTICING TOUCH & GO'S AT SEQUIM VALLEY AIRPORT ON THE GRASS. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD EXPERIENCED TWO GROUND LOOPS ON THE GRASS, WITH NO AIRCRAFT DAMAGE. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE THOUGHT THAT HE HAD THE AIRCRAFT FIGURED OUT ON THE GRASS AND DECIDED TO DO SOME HARD SURFACE LANDINGS. THE PILOT ELECTED TO GO TO THE PORT ANGELES AIRPORT BECAUSE IT HAD A RUNWAY WIDTH OF 150 FEET VS 45 FT @ SEQUIM VALLEY. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE MADE A STOP & GO FOLLOWED BY A FULL STOP FOR A BREAK. THE PILOT THEN TOOK OFF AND DECIDED TO DO ONE MORE TOUCH & GO BEFORE RETURNING TO SEQUIM VALLEY WHEN THE GROUND LOOP OCCURRED. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE LANDED THE AIRCRAFT THREE POINT AS USUAL AND THAT HIS FEET SLIPPED OFF THE RUDDER PEDALS DUE TO THE FORCE OF THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTING THE RUNWAY SURFACE. INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT AFTER THE GROUND LOOP REVEALED THE LEFT RUDDER SPRING HAD BECOME DISENGAGED FROM THE TAIL WHEEL AND THAT THE SPRING RETAINER WAS MISSING. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING, AS A RESULT OF THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR COLLAPSING.

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 SEA06CA157Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPort Angeles, WAThe loss of directional control as a result of the disconnected tail wheel steering system, which led to an inadvertent ground loop during the landing roll.Aug 5, 2006 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N347JP · 2

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

Accident 20210227003179ALanding: Touchdown · Eatonville, WAPilot exerienced directional control issues on landing & ground looped due to high winds.Feb 27, 2021 · Substantial damageAccident 20120902021389ALanding: Rollout · Sequim, WAPilot stated he had departed Sequim Valley Airport was practicing areil work and had performed several take-off and landings at the port angeles and jefferson county airports. He then returned to the Sequim Valley Airport and was making a normal approach. The…Sep 2, 2012 · Minor damage