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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-18-150 · Waukesha, WI · August 7, 2006

Date: August 7, 2006 · 10:00 local
Place: Waukesha, WI
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N2396J
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI06CA228
Reported as: Piper PA18150
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,900 total11 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days

N2396JRegistered now · Piper PA-18-150S/N 18-7909116 · Built 1979 Airframe modelPiper PA-18-150 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On August 7, 2006, at 1000 CDT, Piper PA-18-150, N2396J, departed from crites field, Waukesha, Wisconsin (ues) on a local VFR flight. At 1030 CDT the aircraft landed on runway 28, ues, under clear conditions with a crosswind component of 7 knots at 340 degrees. Upon landing the aircraft initiated a ground loop which resulted in the left wing tip and elevator contacting the runway. The pilot was able to regain control of the aircraft and taxi back to the hangar, with neither the pilot or single passenger receiving injuries. Inspection of the aircraft indicated both the front and rear spar of the left wing were bent/distorted upward from the wing tip to the inboard aileron hinge area with the bottom of the left elevator sustaining minor scraping.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON AUGUST 7, 2006, AT 1000 CDT, PIPER PA-18-150, N2396J, DEPARTED FROM CRITES FIELD, WAUKESHA, WISCONSIN (UES) ON A LOCAL VFR FLIGHT. AT 1030 CDT THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RUNWAY 28, UES, UNDER CLEAR CONDITIONS WITH A CROSSWIND COMPONENT OF 7 KNOTS AT 340 DEGREES. UPON LANDING THE AIRCRAFT INITIATED A GROUND LOOP WHICH RESULTED IN THE LEFT WING TIP AND ELEVATOR CONTACTING THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND TAXI BACK TO THE HANGAR, WITH NEITHER THE PILOT OR SINGLE PASSENGER RECEIVING INJURIES. INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT INDICATED BOTH THE FRONT AND REAR SPAR OF THE LEFT WING WERE BENT/DISTORTED UPWARD FROM THE WING TIP TO THE INBOARD AILERON HINGE AREA WITH THE BOTTOM OF THE LEFT ELEVATOR SUSTAINING MINOR SCRAPING.

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 CHI06CA228Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportWaukesha, WIThe pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind and failure to maintain directional control which resulted in a groundloop. Factors included the closed runway and the crosswind condition.Aug 7, 2006 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N2396J · 2

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

Accident 19840519017559AFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Franklin, NCCrash landed after engine quit. Conditions good for carb ice. Aircraft out of annual. Student carried a passenger.May 19, 1984 · Substantial damage Incident 19801023077689IEngine Run-Up · Norwood, MAPilot allowed wind gust to lift tail of the airplane. Propeller struck the ground before pilot could recover.Oct 23, 1980 · Minor damage