Piper PA-18 N4380T

Summary

On 16 December 2003 at about 16:00 local time, a Piper PA-18 registered N4380T, operated by Michael TIM Hendrikson, was involved in an accident near Prescott, Arizona, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

16 December 2003 at 16:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Prescott, Arizona, United States

Nearest airport

Ernest A. Love Field Airport (PRC)

Coordinates

34.6544, -112.4194

Aircraft

Piper PA-18

Registration

N4380T

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Michael TIM Hendrikson

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Camp Verde → Prescott

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX04CA072

Nobody was injured.

the failure of the pilot to maintain directional control of the tail wheel equipped airplane during landing, which resulted in a ground loop.

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The tail wheel equipped airplane sustained substantial damage when it ground looped during the landing roll. During touchdown, the pilot completed a full stall three-point landing directly over the runway centerline. After touchdown, with the throttle at idle, the airplane rolled approximately 20 to 30 feet when the right wing lifted up. The airplane's right main landing gear lifted up from the runway and the pilot input right aileron and right rudder. His corrections were too small to counteract the left veer and the airplane ground looped to the left in a counterclockwise, 180-degree turn. The wing spar of the airplane sustained structural damage. No preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane were reported.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.