- Date
- August 24, 1986, 16:15 local (23:15 UTC)
- Place
- Kent, WA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N23TTPiper PA-18-150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860824075599A
- Case key
- 40486
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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.
Analysis
The plt lost control of the acft during landing roll and a ground loop to the right occurred despite the plts attempt to regain control of the acft. The plt stated his ability to use the heel brakes was delayed due to the type of shoes he was wearing.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N23TT
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18-150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18-6684
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-A2A, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Richard Taylor
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · May 11, 1986 · 50 hours before
- Departed
- RTN · Renton, WA
- Destination
- S36 · Kent, WA
- Airport
- S36 · Crest Airpark, runway 33, 3,100 × 75 ft, asphalt
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
- 37
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 1,442 total · 25 in this make and model · 1,297 as pilot in command · 123 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 330° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N23TT · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.