# Accident 20190531011179A: Piper PA-18-150, Sparta, IL, May 31, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 31, 2019, 10:30 local time
- Place: Sparta, IL
- Airport: Sparta Community Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.1489° N, 89.6986° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1489&lon=-89.6986&mi=10
- Aircraft: N530AK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N530AK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-150 (registry code 7101828, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18-150
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 10 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA298](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA298) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190531011179A

## Narrative

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

THE PIC STATED THAT HE WAS ON ROLLOUT FROM THE LANDING WITH A SLIGHT CROSS WIND.  HE STATED THAT HIS RIGHT TIRE GRIPPED THE PAVEMENT MORE THAN THE LEFT TIRE AND HIS AIRCRAFT STARTED TO VEER TO THE RIGHT.  IN AN ATTEMPT TO STEER THE AIRCRAFT BACK TO THE CENTERLINE, THE PIC STATED THAT HE ADDED LEFT RUDDER BUT THE AIRCRAFT STEERED BACK TOO FAR TO THE LEFT AND STARTED A GROUND LOOP WHICH LED TO THE RIGHT WING AND ONE PROPELLER BLADE CONTACTING THE GROUND.  THE MAIN GEAR ALSO SUSTAINED DAMAGE DUE TO SIDE-LOADING DURING THE GROUND LOOP.

## 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 GAA19CA298](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA298), May 31, 2019: Piper PA18 (N530AK), Sparta, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a ground-loop.

## Other reports on N530AK (1)

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

- [Accident 20200101010009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200101010009A), Jan 1, 2020: Piper PA-18-150 (N530AK), Kerrville, TX, Substantial damage. On 11/23/2019 the pilot began making calls 10 miles east of the airport (kerv) and made no fewer than four position reports Prior to reaching the airport…

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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