# Accident 20090622012759A: Piper L21B, Beaver Falls, PA, June 22, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 22, 2009, 15:45 local time
- Place: Beaver Falls, PA
- Airport: Beaver County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7729° N, 80.3919° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7729&lon=-80.3919&mi=10
- Aircraft: N10365, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N10365) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper L-21B (registry code 7101815, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-l-21b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER L21B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,528 total, 8 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA09CA364](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA364) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090622012759A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATED THAT HE GROUND LOOPED THE PIPER L-21B WHILE LANDING ON RUNWAY 28 AT THE BEAVER COUNTY AIRPORT (BVI).  WINDS WERE 360 DEGREES AT 9 KNOTS; A DIRECT CROSSWIND.  ADDITIONALLY, PILOT STATED THAT HE DID NOT EXPERIENCE ANY MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE AIRPLANE THAT MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE GROUND LOOP.  FURTHER INVESTIGATION BY THIS OFFICE REVEALED THAT THE BRAKE SYSTEM FUNCTIONED NORMALLY.  SUBMISSION OF THIS 8020-23 CLOSES THIS ACCIDENT.

## 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 ERA09CA364](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA364), Jun 22, 2009: Piper L-21B (N10365), Big Beaver, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during a landing rollout with a crosswind.

## Other reports on N10365 (1)

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

- [Accident 20110831018439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110831018439A), Aug 31, 2011: Piper L-21B (N10365), East Liverpool, OH, Substantial damage. As airman initiated a three point landing on runway 25, airman lost control upon landing and exited the runway to the south.

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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