# Accident 20150302003029A: Piper PA-18, Murfreesboro, TN, March 2, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 2, 2015, 14:00 local time
- Place: Murfreesboro, TN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.8775° N, 86.3775° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8775&lon=-86.3775&mi=10
- Aircraft: N37WP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N37WP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18 (registry code 7101802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-290 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 12,559 total, 12 in this make and model, 151 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA15CA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15CA148) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150302003029A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT LANDED LOST CONTROL ON ROLLOUT. PIC (INSTRUCTOR) FAIL TO GAIN CONTROL AND AIRCRAFT 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 ERA15CA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15CA148), Mar 2, 2015: Piper PA 18 (N37WP), Murfreesboro, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing and the flight instructor's delayed remedial action, which resulted in a ground-loop and the left wing dragging the runway.

## Other reports on N37WP (1)

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

- [Accident 20120812018039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120812018039A), Aug 12, 2012: Piper PA-18 (N37WP), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. The pilot was landing at 6 mile airstrip, upon landing the aircraft bounce slightly. The tail wheel aircraft was sliding to one side of the runway and controls…

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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