Piper PA 20 N6932K
19 September 2015 · Marshfield, Massachusetts, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 19 September 2015 at about 20:00 local time, a Piper PA 20 registered N6932K was involved in an accident near Marshfield, Massachusetts, United States. 2 people were 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 20:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Marshfield, Massachusetts, United States
- Nearest airport
- Marshfield Muni - George Harlo (GHG)
- Coordinates
- 42.0969, -70.6742
- Aircraft
- Piper PA 20
- Registration
- N6932K
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1950
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Marshfield → Marshfield
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- GAA15CA273
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The pilot's loss of directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a ground loop and impact with terrain.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot of the tailwheel-equipped airplane reported that on final approach, he realized he was above the normal glide path and performed a forward slip to lose altitude. At the conclusion of the slip, the airplane had a higher than normal approach airspeed. The pilot planned to make a wheel landing and when the airplane touched down, it landed hard, and bounced twice. The pilot then decided to alter his landing to a three point landing after the bounce. At touchdown the airplane "fishtailed" and started to veer left. The pilot was unable to correct the veer with control inputs, the airplane continued off the runway to the left and ground looped. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing, elevator, horizontal stabilizer, and fuselage. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Jun 2015 | Piper PA 20 | Yellow Pine, Idaho, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
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| 24 Dec 2013 | Piper PA 20 | Platinum, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jul 2018 | Piper PA 20 | Dayton, Ohio, United States | Gateway Tailwheel Club LLC | No injuries | - |
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