- Date
- June 17, 2008, 10:30 local (15:30 UTC)
- Place
- Wadena, MN
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N697DMPiper PA-22-150
- Defining event
- Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 30, 2008
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Parties
- Minneapolis, MN
- FAA report
- 20080617840749A
- Case key
- 68263
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Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain control of the tail wheel airplane during the landing roll. A factor associated with the accident was the pilot's lack of recent experience in tail wheel airplanes.
Findings · 2
NTSB’s coded findings. Those marked are part of the probable cause; the rest are factors or other findings. Under each, the cases with the same finding.
Sequence of events
The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.
Analysis
The pilot reported that the landing approach and touchdown were normal until the airplane "veered hard to the left on roll-out." He stated that he applied full right rudder, but the airplane did not respond. He then applied "nominal" right brake pressure at which time the airplane ground looped to the right. The pilot reported that he had just re-qualified to fly a tail dragger. He reported having 3 hours of total time in the same make and model as the accident airplane.
Factual narrative
On June 17, 2008, at 1030 central daylight time, a Piper PA-22-150, N697DM, ground looped while landing on runway 34 (4,005 feet by 75 feet, asphalt) at the Wadena Municipal Airport (ADC), Wadena, Minnesota. The pilot and passenger were not injured. The airplane received substantial damage to the left wing spar. The Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight was operating in visual meteorological conditions and no flight plan was filed. The airplane departed from Amery, Wisconsin, at 0830. The pilot reported the landing approach and touch down were normal until the airplane "... veered hard to the left on roll-out." He stated he applied full right rudder, but the airplane did not respond. He then applied "nominal" right brake pressure at which time the airplane ground looped to the right. The pilot reported he just got re-qualified to fly a tail dragger. The pilot reported having 3 hours of total time in the make and model of airplane involved in the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N697DM
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22-150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 22-7376
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-A2B, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Robert Wild
- Registered owner
- John Sloss
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- ADC · Wadena, MN
- Destination
- DVL · Devils Lake, ND
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 54
- Injuries
- None
- Certificates
- Commercial, Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine sea, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Without waivers/limitations
- Flight hours
- 20,106 total · 3 in this make and model · 18,702 as pilot in command · 241 in the last 90 days · 90 in the last 30 days · 8 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 290° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 72 °F, dew point 55 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.10 inHg
- Observed at
- SAZ
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.