# Accident 20160124000459A: Piper PA-18A 150, Auburn, WA, January 24, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 24, 2016, 12:43 local time
- Place: Auburn, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.3292° N, 122.2267° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.3292&lon=-122.2267&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9295D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9295D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18A 150 (registry code 7101837, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18A 150
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 3,626 total, 357 in this make and model, 137 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16CA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA112) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160124000459A

## Narrative

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

DURING INSTRUCTION AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED DURING LANDING ROLLOUT.

## 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 GAA16CA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA112), Jan 24, 2016: Piper PA 18A 150 (N9295D), Auburn, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot receiving instruction to maintain directional control during the landing roll, resulting in a ground-loop.

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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