# Incident 20181118017339I: Piper PA-22-150, Hickory, NC, November 18, 2018

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 18, 2018, 10:23 local time
- Place: Hickory, NC
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.7332° N, 81.3412° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hickory, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7332&lon=-81.3412&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6902D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6902D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-150 (registry code 7102210, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (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-22-150
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 77 total, 7 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181118017339I

## Narrative

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

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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## Other reports on N6902D (1)

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

- [Incident 19930630026589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930630026589I), Jun 30, 1993: Piper PA22150 (N6902D), Brooklyn, MI, Minor damage. Left landing gear collapsed on landing rollout. Found bungee cord attachment sheared.

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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