20181118017339I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-22-150 · Hickory, NC · November 18, 2018

Date: November 18, 2018 · 10:23 local
Place: Hickory, NC
Phase of flight: Taxi
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N6902D
Reported as: Piper PA-22-150
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 77 total7 in this make and model7 in the last 90 days

N6902DRegistered now · Piper PA-22-150S/N 22-4829 · Built 1957 Airframe modelPiper PA-22-150 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On November 18, 2018 the pilot and flight instructor were practicing a high speed taxi in the PA22. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed with calm winds. The pilot was working towards his tailwheel endorsement. The aircraft reached a speed where the main tires were on the ground but the tailwheel lifted off. At this point the pilot lost control of the aircraft and ground looped it. The left main wheel buckled under the fuselage and the propeller struck the runway. The CFI did not have brake pedal controls on his side of the aircraft to help with the recovery. No injures occurred to either pilot.

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As the FAA filed it

ON NOVEMBER 18, 2018 THE PILOT AND FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WERE PRACTICING A HIGH SPEED TAXI IN THE PA22. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED WITH CALM WINDS. THE PILOT WAS WORKING TOWARDS HIS TAILWHEEL ENDORSEMENT. THE AIRCRAFT REACHED A SPEED WHERE THE MAIN TIRES WERE ON THE GROUND BUT THE TAILWHEEL LIFTED OFF. AT THIS POINT THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND GROUND LOOPED IT. THE LEFT MAIN WHEEL BUCKLED UNDER THE FUSELAGE AND THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE RUNWAY. THE CFI DID NOT HAVE BRAKE PEDAL CONTROLS ON HIS SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT TO HELP WITH THE RECOVERY. NO INJURES OCCURRED TO EITHER PILOT.

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