What happened
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On Saturday, July 14, 2018 at approximately 1415 EDT, a Piper PA-20 aircraft, registration N7492K, was involved in an accident when the pilot lost directional control of the aircraft and experienced a ground loop during the landing phase of the flight at the Dayton-Wright Brothers Airport in miamisburg, OH. The aircraft came to rest in a grass field parallel to the active runway (runway 02).
The pilot, privacy data omitted a private pilot privacy data omitted, had flown the accident aircraft from the sackman field airport (H49) in columbia, IL to the mgy airport the day prior without incident. On the day of the accident, privacy data omitted departed the mgy airport with a passenger aboard privacy data omitted for a local sightseeing flight. privacy data omitted Departed runway 02 and departed the traffic pattern to the east to fly around the local area. After approximately 20 minutes of flying in the local area, privacy data omitted returned to the mgy airport for a few touch-and-go landings. According to the pilot, the first touch-and-go landing was successful and he stayed in the traffic pattern to perform a second touch-and-go landing. It was during the landing phase of the second touch-and-go landing when the accident occurred.
At approximately 1415 EDT, privacy data omitted was in the flare on his second touch-and-go landing when he felt a wind shift pushing him off of the runway centerline. According to privacy data omittedhe attempted to correct for the wind shift but touched-down askew on the runway. privacy data omittedThen lost directional control of the aircraft and the aircraft ground looped. The aircraft departed the runway and slide on the grass. The left main landing gear collapsed and both the left wing and the propeller impacted the ground. Since the left landing gear had collapsed, the left fuselage and empennage also impacted the ground. The aircraft came to rest in the grass field parallel to the runway. Neither privacy data omitted reported any injuries. There was no damage to airport property.
The mgy airport automated weather observation (ASOS) reported the weather at 1353 EDT to be 10 statute miles of visibility, clear skies, and a wind from the northwest (310 degrees) at 9 knots. The automated weather observation at 1453 EDT shows the wind from the south (180 degrees) at 8 knots.
Reviewed by dws 09/10/2018
As the FAA filed it
ON SATURDAY, JULY 14, 2018 AT APPROXIMATELY 1415 EDT, A PIPER PA-20 AIRCRAFT, REGISTRATION N7492K, WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHEN THE PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND EXPERIENCED A GROUND LOOP DURING THE LANDING PHASE OF THE FLIGHT AT THE DAYTON-WRIGHT BROTHERS AIRPORT IN MIAMISBURG, OH. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN A GRASS FIELD PARALLEL TO THE ACTIVE RUNWAY (RUNWAY 02).
THE PILOT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ A PRIVATE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, HAD FLOWN THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT FROM THE SACKMAN FIELD AIRPORT (H49) IN COLUMBIA, IL TO THE MGY AIRPORT THE DAY PRIOR WITHOUT INCIDENT. ON THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED THE MGY AIRPORT WITH A PASSENGER ABOARD ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FOR A LOCAL SIGHTSEEING FLIGHT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED RUNWAY 02 AND DEPARTED THE TRAFFIC PATTERN TO THE EAST TO FLY AROUND THE LOCAL AREA. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES OF FLYING IN THE LOCAL AREA, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ RETURNED TO THE MGY AIRPORT FOR A FEW TOUCH-AND-GO LANDINGS. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THE FIRST TOUCH-AND-GO LANDING WAS SUCCESSFUL AND HE STAYED IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN TO PERFORM A SECOND TOUCH-AND-GO LANDING. IT WAS DURING THE LANDING PHASE OF THE SECOND TOUCH-AND-GO LANDING WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED.
AT APPROXIMATELY 1415 EDT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS IN THE FLARE ON HIS SECOND TOUCH-AND-GO LANDING WHEN HE FELT A WIND SHIFT PUSHING HIM OFF OF THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE. ACCORDING TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^HE ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT FOR THE WIND SHIFT BUT TOUCHED-DOWN ASKEW ON THE RUNWAY. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^THEN LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY AND SLIDE ON THE GRASS. THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AND BOTH THE LEFT WING AND THE PROPELLER IMPACTED THE GROUND. SINCE THE LEFT LANDING GEAR HAD COLLAPSED, THE LEFT FUSELAGE AND EMPENNAGE ALSO IMPACTED THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN THE GRASS FIELD PARALLEL TO THE RUNWAY. NEITHER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ REPORTED ANY INJURIES. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO AIRPORT PROPERTY.
THE MGY AIRPORT AUTOMATED WEATHER OBSERVATION (ASOS) REPORTED THE WEATHER AT 1353 EDT TO BE 10 STATUTE MILES OF VISIBILITY, CLEAR SKIES, AND A WIND FROM THE NORTHWEST (310 DEGREES) AT 9 KNOTS. THE AUTOMATED WEATHER OBSERVATION AT 1453 EDT SHOWS THE WIND FROM THE SOUTH (180 DEGREES) AT 8 KNOTS.
REVIEWED BY DWS 09/10/2018
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