# NTSB NYC08CA229: Piper PA-18-105, N221T, Fayetteville, NC, June 20, 2008 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: June 19, 2008, 20:00 local (Jun 20, 2008, 00:00 UTC) - Place: Fayetteville, NC - Coordinates: 34.991111, -78.880279 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9911&lon=-78.8803&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report August 28, 2008 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA/FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 68348 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC08CA229 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/68348/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08CA229 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll out. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Performance/control parameters: directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Piper PA-18 105, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=7101809), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Piper PA-18 105, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=7101809), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Piper PA-18 105, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=7101809), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot of the Piper PA-18-105 landed on runway 4. During landing roll out, the airplane ground looped to the right. The pilot then taxied the airplane from the runway to the ramp, and postaccident inspection revealed that the left wing and elevator had sustained substantial damage when they contacted the runway during the landing. The pilot reported that there were no preimpact mechanical anomalies. The reported wind at the airport, about the time of the accident, was from 200 degrees at 12 knots. ## Factual narrative The pilot of the Piper PA-18-105 landed on runway 4. During landing roll out, the airplane ground looped to the right. The pilot then taxied the airplane from the runway to the ramp, and postaccident inspection revealed that the left wing and elevator had sustained substantial damage when they contacted the runway during the landing. The pilot reported that there were no preimpact mechanical anomalies. The reported wind at the airport, about the time of the accident, was from 200 degrees at 12 knots. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N221T](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N221T), registered now, S/N 18-2335, built 1953 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Piper PA-18-105 - Registry model: [Piper PA-18 105](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-105) (registry code 7101809) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 18-2335 - Airframe hours: 4474.5 - Engines: Lycoming O-235 105 hp reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Craig Gallenbach, Doug Ewart, Karen Ewart - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, February 1, 2008 - Departed: 6NC3, Fayetteville, NC - Destination: FAY, Fayetteville, NC - Airport: FAY, Fayetteville Regional, runway 04, 7,709 × 150 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 52; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review March 1, 2008; seat: front; flight hours: 1,505 total, 91 in this make and model, 1,433 as pilot in command, 11 in the last 90 days, 6 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 200° at 12 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 81 °F, dew point 57 °F - Altimeter: 29.93 inHg - Observed at: FAY ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20080619838969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080619838969A), Jun 19, 2008: Piper PA18105, Fayetteville, NC, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot was landing at kfay. Upon touchdown, [privacy data omitted] lost directional control of the aircraft. Aircraft ground looped to the right. The left… ## Other investigations on N221T (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 MIA77DKJ57](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77DKJ57), Jul 9, 1977: Piper PA18 (N221T), Alabaster, AL, substantial damage 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.