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FAA accident report · Piper PA-22/20 · Talkeetna, AK · May 14, 2009

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Date
May 14, 2009 · 18:20 local
Place
Talkeetna, AK
Airport
Talkeetna
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1999P
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC09CA043
Reported as
Piper PA-22/20
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
600 total160 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days
N1999PRegistered now · Piper PA-22-150S/N 22-2710 · Built 1955Airframe modelPiper PA-22-150Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The pilot and owner of a tri-pacer PA-22/20 was on a pleasure flight from merrill field to Talkeetna with his wife, mother and daughter. Upon landing at Talkeetna, tka, the tail wheel had a bad shimmy. The pilot pushed forward on the control yoke to get the weight off of the tail. A ground loop followed, collapsing the right main gear and damaging the right wing tip. According to the pilot, he had flown his tri-pacer prior to the flight on the 14th and had experienced a slight tail shimmy. He conducted a post flight and noticed that the tail wheel assembly looked normal. According to the pilot, on the pleasure flight to tka the weather was VFR and the winds were light. The landing at Talkeetna was good and the airspeed was normal. He landed just beyond the numbers on the runway. On roll out he experienced an advanced tail wheel shimmy that was so bad that it caused the rudder peddles to slam back and forth, creating a resonance. He did not use the brakes and rolled for about 400 to 500 feet. He decided to lighten the weight on the tail wheel and pushed forward on the control yoke, and that is when the ground loop began. In my opinion: privacy data omitted

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT AND OWNER OF A TRI-PACER PA-22/20 WAS ON A PLEASURE FLIGHT FROM MERRILL FIELD TO TALKEETNA WITH HIS WIFE, MOTHER AND DAUGHTER. UPON LANDING AT TALKEETNA, TKA, THE TAIL WHEEL HAD A BAD SHIMMY. THE PILOT PUSHED FORWARD ON THE CONTROL YOKE TO GET THE WEIGHT OFF OF THE TAIL. A GROUND LOOP FOLLOWED, COLLAPSING THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR AND DAMAGING THE RIGHT WING TIP.ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, HE HAD FLOWN HIS TRI-PACER PRIOR TO THE FLIGHT ON THE 14TH AND HAD EXPERIENCED A SLIGHT TAIL SHIMMY. HE CONDUCTED A POST FLIGHT AND NOTICED THAT THE TAIL WHEEL ASSEMBLY LOOKED NORMAL.ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, ON THE PLEASURE FLIGHT TO TKA THE WEATHER WAS VFR AND THE WINDS WERE LIGHT. THE LANDING AT TALKEETNA WAS GOOD AND THE AIRSPEED WAS NORMAL. HE LANDED JUST BEYOND THE NUMBERS ON THE RUNWAY. ON ROLL OUT HE EXPERIENCED AN ADVANCED TAIL WHEEL SHIMMY THAT WAS SO BAD THAT IT CAUSED THE RUDDER PEDDLES TO SLAM BACK AND FORTH, CREATING A RESONANCE. HE DID NOT USE THE BRAKES AND ROLLED FOR ABOUT 400 TO 500 FEET. HE DECIDED TO LIGHTEN THE WEIGHT ON THE TAIL WHEEL AND PUSHED FORWARD ON THE CONTROL YOKE, AND THAT IS WHEN THE GROUND LOOP BEGAN.IN MY OPINION: ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

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 ANC09CA043Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportTalkeetna, AKThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, resulting in a ground loop and substantial damage to the airplane.May 15, 2009 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N1999P · 1

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

Accident 19920908036559ATo Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct) · Dillingham, AKOver rotated on takeoff. Dragged rear of floats. Pushed nose down tried again. Lifted at shore and flew into trees.Sep 8, 1992 · Reported as Piper PA22108 · Substantial damage