- Date
- September 20, 2007, 11:30 local (18:30 UTC)
- Place
- La Grande, OR
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7078TJeffrey Wilson Escapade
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 20, 2007
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 20070920022689A
- Case key
- 66754
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Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing, which resulted in a ground loop and substantial damage to the airplane's left wing. A contributing factor was the flight instructor's delayed remedial action.
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.
Analysis
The student pilot stated that he lost directional control while landing. Subsequently, the airplane ground looped to the right followed by the right wing impacting the runway pavement, resulting in substantial damage. The student pilot further stated that wind was not a factor and that no anomalies existed with the airplane prior to the flight. The CFI reported that by the time he responded to the loss of control, "There just wasn't enough time. It was too late."
Factual narrative
The student pilot stated that he lost directional control while landing. Subsequently, the airplane ground looped to the right followed by the right wing impacting the runway pavement, resulting in substantial damage. The student pilot further stated that wind was not a factor and that no anomalies existed with the airplane prior to the flight. The CFI reported that by the time he responded to the loss of control, "There just wasn't enough time. It was too late."
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7078T
- Reported as
- Jeffrey Wilson Escapade
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- JAES C0042
- Engine
- Rotax unk, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Brad T. Payne
- Registered owner
- Jeffrey B. Wilson
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Departed
- KLG · La Grande, OR
- Destination
- KLG · La Grande, OR
- Airport
- KLG · La Grande/Union County Airport, runway 30, 5,600 × 100 ft, asphalt
Flight crew · 2
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 47
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land, Single-engine sea
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2
- Flight hours
- 9,000 total · 61 in this make and model
- Role
- Student pilot
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 63 °F, dew point 34 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.95 inHg
- Observed at
- KLG
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.