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Date
March 30, 2013 · 10:54 local
Place
Lynchburg, VA
Airport
Lynchburg Regional/Preston Glenn F
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
Pilot school (Part 141)
Operator
L48S
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N619GB
Reported as
Piper PA-18-150
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
942 total43 in this make and model34 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.
Immediately after landing, on rollout, pilot (under instruction for tail wheel endorsement) lost directional control of the aircraft. Aircraft departed left side of the runway and impacted two taxi lights.
As the FAA filed it
IMMEDIATELY AFTER LANDING, ON ROLLOUT, PILOT (UNDER INSTRUCTION FOR TAIL WHEEL ENDORSEMENT) LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. AIRCRAFT DEPARTED LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND IMPACTED TWO TAXI LIGHTS.