Piper PA 18A 150 N9295D

Summary

On 24 January 2016 at about 20:15 local time, a Piper PA 18A 150 registered N9295D, operated by Daryl Hickman, was involved in an accident near Auburn, Washington, 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.

Date

24 January 2016 at 20:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Auburn, Washington, United States

Nearest airport

Auburn Muni (S50)

Coordinates

47.3292, -122.2267

Aircraft

Piper PA 18A 150

Registration

N9295D

Category

Airplane

Year built

1958

Engines

1

Operator

Daryl Hickman

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Puyallup → Auburn

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA16CA112

Nobody was injured.

The failure of the pilot receiving instruction to maintain directional control during the landing roll, resulting in a ground-loop.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The flight instructor reported that during the landing roll the airplane veered left. The pilot receiving instruction applied a "sharp application" to the right brake. The flight instructor further reported that he directed the pilot receiving instruction "off the brakes", a total of three times. As a result of the right brake application, the airplane ground looped to the right, the left main landing gear collapsed, and the left wing impacted the ground, which resulted in substantial damage to the left wing. The flight instructor reported that there were no pre-impact mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.