- Date
- May 9, 1982, 15:11 local (23:11 UTC)
- Place
- San Carlos, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9180TPiper PA-18-150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 9, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820509014599A
- Case key
- 72483
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Loss of control - on ground/water
Weather condition - crosswindFactor
Directional control - not maintainedCause
Ground loop/swerve - uncontrolledCause
Analysis
The aircraft ground looped during landing. The wind was 240 degrees at 20 knots. This would be a 60 degree cross-wind for runway 30. It is not known which direction the pilot used.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9180T
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18-150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18-8009017
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-A2A, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Powers, James C.
- Airport
- SQL · San Carlos, runway 30, 2,600 × 75 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 210 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 240° at 20 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.