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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-18-150 · Woodbine, NJ · April 27, 2014

Date: April 27, 2014 · 13:51 local
Place: Woodbine, NJ
Airport: Woodbine Municipal
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N4615Y
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA14CA211
Reported as: Piper PA-18-150
Reported engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,762 total688 in this make and model63 in the last 90 days

N4615YRegistered now · Piper PA-18-150S/N 18-8936 Airframe modelPiper PA-18-150 Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Instruction flight given by 1st pilot. 2nd pilot being instructed landed aircraft and lost control in a ground loop. Instructor tried to recover and gave full power for a go a round and aircraft turned left, left wing contacted the ground and aircraft flipped over on its back coming to a rest on the runway. Pilots egressed with no injuries or futher incidents.

As the FAA filed it

INSTRUCTION FLIGHT GIVEN BY 1ST PILOT. 2ND PILOT BEING INSTRUCTED LANDED AIRCRAFT AND LOST CONTROL IN A GROUND LOOP. INSTRUCTOR TRIED TO RECOVER AND GAVE FULL POWER FOR A GO A ROUND AND AIRCRAFT TURNED LEFT, LEFT WING CONTACTED THE GROUND AND AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER ON ITS BACK COMING TO A REST ON THE RUNWAY. PILOTS EGRESSED WITH NO INJURIES OR FUTHER INCIDENTS.

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 ERA14CA211Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportWoodbine, NJThe flight instructor's delayed reaction to the loss of directional control, which resulted in a ground loop.Apr 27, 2014 · Substantial damage