- Date
- May 10, 1987, 14:58 local (21:58 UTC)
- Place
- Seattle, WA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7732KPiper PA-20-115
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 2, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870510075689A
- Case key
- 40625
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During landing roll with a crosswind from the right a ground loop occurred. The pilot had just completed a solo cross country flight. The wind was from 210 degrees at 9 knots. The pilot was landing on runway 13L.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7732K
- Reported as
- Piper PA-20-115
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 20560
- Airframe hours
- 2,700
- Engine
- Lycoming O-290C1, 125 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Harvey D. Shelby
- Registered owner
- Harvey D Shelby
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 14, 1986
- Departed
- TTD · Troutdale, WA
- Destination
- BFI · Seattle, WA
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- BFI · Boeing Field, runway 13L, 10,000 × 200 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
- 39
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 43 total · 43 in this make and model · 8 as pilot in command · 25 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 210° at 9 knots
- Visibility
- 40 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 77 °F, dew point 36 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- BFI
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 N7732K · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.