# Accident 20190609006329A: Piper PA-22-150, Rubidoux, CA, June 9, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 9, 2019, 11:00 local time
- Place: Rubidoux, CA
- Airport: Flabob
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9889° N, 117.4100° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9889&lon=-117.4100&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6865B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6865B) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 258 total, 40 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA333](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA333) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190609006329A

## Narrative

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

ON LANDING AT FLABOB AIRPORT, 06/09/2019 AT 11AM, THE PILOT STRUCK A RUNWAY LIGHT AND  LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT CAUSING A GROUND LOOP WITH MINOR DAMAGE TO THE TAILWHEEL AND REAR FUSELAGE LONGERON.

SEE PTRS 201903591

## 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 GAA19CA333](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA333), Jun 9, 2019: Piper PA22 (N6865B), Riverside, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to the maintain the runway heading during landing with a crosswind, which resulted in impact with runway lighting and a subsequent ground loop during the landing roll.

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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