# Accident 20180714011159A: Piper PA-20, Dayton, OH, July 14, 2018 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: July 14, 2018, 14:15 local time - Place: Dayton, OH - Airport: Dayton-Wright Brothers Airport - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 39.5889° N, 84.2247° W: From the FAA - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5889&lon=-84.2247&mi=10 - Aircraft: N7492K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7492K-2019-04-11) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Piper PA-20 (registry code 7102002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-20) (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-20 - Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-235-C1 - People aboard: 2 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Other injuries: 0 - Pilot certificates: Private pilot - Pilot flight hours: 82 total, 11 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA426](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA426) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180714011159A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. 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 ## 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 GAA18CA426](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA426), Jul 14, 2018: Piper PA 20 (N7492K), Dayton, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for variable crosswind conditions during landing, which resulted in a runway excursion. ## Other reports on N7492K (1) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Incident 20060305003889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060305003889I), Mar 5, 2006: Piper PA20 (N7492K), Waynesburg, PA, Minor damage. (-23) The pilot in command, [privacy data omitted] failed to ensure the front seat was properly latched. This oversight caused the seat to pitch backwards… 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. 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