CHI95LA237

The pilot reported the airplane bounced on touchdown. When the airplane touched down a second time, it was not aligned with the runway, and a 270 degree right groundloop resulted. The airplane contacted a landing light, and the left wingtip drug in the dirt alongside the runway before the airplane came to rest.

On July 21, 1995, at 1145 central daylight time (cdt), a Piper PA-18-150, N14064, registered to the Central Missouri State University of Warrensburg, Missouri, and piloted by a private pilot, was substantially damaged during a landing ground loop on runway 25 at the Roy Otten Memorial Airfield, Versailles, Missouri. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The personal 14 CFR Part 91 flight was not operating on a flight plan. The pilot and passenger reported no injuries. The flight departed from Lincoln, Missouri, at approximately 1115 cdt.

The pilot reported that the airplane made a small bounce upon touchdown. He reported that the airplane was not aligned with the runway when it touched down a second time resulting in a 270 degree right groundloop. He reported, "The bottom of the fuselage hit a runway light just forward of the tailwheel on the left side and the left wingtip dragged in the dirt adjacent to the 39' wide runway" prior to coming to a stop.