Eads Pzl Warsza PZL-104M WILGA N424HD
9 March 2007 · Tampa, Florida, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 9 March 2007 at about 21:00 local time, a Eads Pzl Warsza PZL-104M WILGA registered N424HD was involved in an accident near Tampa, Florida, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 21:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Tampa, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- Peter O. Knight (TPF)
- Coordinates
- 27.9156, -82.4492
- Aircraft
- Eads Pzl Warsza PZL-104M WILGA
- Registration
- N424HD
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Tampa → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MIA07LA066
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll which resulted in a ground loop and damage to the airplane.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot stated that he affected a normal three-point landing within the first 1/3 of runway 35, and applied normal braking to slow the airplane and "the right brake system lost pressure and failed." He further stated that this caused the airplane to yaw left , and he applied full right rudder and released the left brake. He said that full control application was insufficient to correct adverse yaw, and the airplane exited the runway to the left, and ground looped. According to the FAA inspector who responded to the scene of the accident, postcrash examination of the accident airplane revealed no anomalies with the flight controls or the braking system.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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