20090913051269A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-20 · Herlong, FL · September 13, 2009

Date
September 13, 2009 · 19:30 local
Place
Herlong, FL
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7705K
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA09CA548
Reported as
Piper PA-20
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-290 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
367 total55 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

After landing on grass runway, parallel to runway 7, pilot proceeded to taxi on grass runway when aircraft entered an area of soft ground and ground looped aircraft. Substantial damage to left wing, right wing, and rudder. Pilot did not report accident to NTSB nor did not file a report with the NTSB as required under NTSB rule 830.5

As the FAA filed it

AFTER LANDING ON GRASS RUNWAY, PARALLEL TO RUNWAY 7, PILOT PROCEEDED TO TAXI ON GRASS RUNWAY WHEN AIRCRAFT ENTERED AN AREA OF SOFT GROUND AND GROUND LOOPED AIRCRAFT. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO LEFT WING, RIGHT WING, AND RUDDER. PILOT DID NOT REPORT ACCIDENT TO NTSB NOR DID NOT FILE A REPORT WITH THE NTSB AS REQUIRED UNDER NTSB RULE 830.5

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.