# Accident 20240901013019A: Thompson Ryan L THOMPSON CRAFT, Port Angeles, WA, September 1, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 2024, 14:30 local time
- Place: Port Angeles, WA
- Airport: William R Fairchild International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.1202° N, 123.4997° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.1202&lon=-123.4997&mi=10
- Aircraft: N954RD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N954RD) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Thompson Ryan L THOMPSON CRAFT (registry code 05629EA, https://openairdocs.org/model/thompson-ryan-l-thompson-craft) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200-A (registry code 17191, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: THOMPSON RYAN L THOMPSON CRAFT
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200-A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 703 total, 8 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR24LA301](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA301) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240901013019A

## Narrative

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

PILOT GROUND LOOPED AIRCRAFT UPON LANDING ON RUNWAY 27. THE PILOT STATED THAT THERE WAS A LIGHT CROSSWIND AT THE AIRPORT, SO HE DECIDED TO PRACTICE TOUCH-AND-GO TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS. HE DEPARTED RUNWAY 27 AND COMPLETED A TRAFFIC PATTERN. AFTER TOUCHING DOWN ON THE RUNWAY, THE AIRPLANE GROUND LOOPED. THE LEFT WING AND PROPELLER WERE DAMAGED IN THE GROUND LOOP WITH SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT-WING SPAR. THE PILOT ADMITTED THAT HE MADE A MISTAKE AND COULDN'T CONTROL THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THERE WERE NO PREIMPACT MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS OR FAILURES THAT WOULD HAVE PRECLUDED NORMAL OPERATION OF THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 WPR24LA301](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA301), Sep 1, 2024: Thompson Ryan L Thompson Craft (N954RD), Port Angeles, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing rollout, which resulted in a ground loop.

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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