# Accident 20210227003179A: Piggott John H BEARHAWK, Eatonville, WA, February 27, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 27, 2021, 15:15 local time
- Place: Eatonville, WA
- Airport: Swanson Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.8708° N, 122.2572° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.8708&lon=-122.2572&mi=10
- Aircraft: N347JP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N347JP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piggott John H BEARHAWK (registry code 056132I, https://openairdocs.org/model/piggott-john-h-bearhawk) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIGGOTT JOHN H BEARHAWK
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR21LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA120) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210227003179A

## Narrative

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

PILOT EXERIENCED DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ISSUES ON LANDING & GROUND LOOPED DUE TO HIGH WINDS.

## 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 WPR21LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA120), Feb 27, 2021: Piggott John H Bearhawk (N347JP), Eatonville, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing, which resulted in a ground loop.

## Other reports on N347JP (2)

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

- [Accident 20120902021389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120902021389A), Sep 2, 2012: Piggott John H BEARHAWK (N347JP), Sequim, WA, Minor damage. Pilot stated he had departed Sequim Valley Airport was practicing areil work and had performed several take-off and landings at the port angeles and jefferson…
- [Accident 20060805015029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060805015029A), Aug 5, 2006: Piggot BEARHAWK (N347JP), Port Angeles, WA, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot was practicing touch & go's at sequim valley airport on the grass. The pilot stated that he had experienced two ground loops on the grass, with no…

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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