# Accident 20131208025119A: Piper PA-16, San Carlos, CA, December 8, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 8, 2013, 13:29 local time
- Place: San Carlos, CA
- Airport: San Carlos
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.4900° N, 122.2597° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4900&lon=-122.2597&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6913, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6913) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-16 (registry code 7101602, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-16
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 210 total, 170 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR14CA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA064) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131208025119A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED SHE LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT UPON LANDING AND GROUND-LOOPED.

## 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 WPR14CA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA064), Dec 8, 2013: Piper PA 16 (N6913), San Carlos, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.

## Other reports on N6913 (1)

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

- [Incident 20100809042179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100809042179I), Aug 9, 2010: Piper PA-16 (N6913), San Jose, CA, Minor damage. During landing roll-out directional control was lost resulting in N6913 leaving the runway. N6913 struck a runway sign causing minor damage to the…

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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