Stropki Paul OUTBACK N56P

Summary

On 3 September 2016 at about 18:15 local time, a Stropki Paul OUTBACK registered N56P was involved in an accident near Dalton, Ohio, 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

3 September 2016 at 18:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Dalton, Ohio, United States

Coordinates

40.7986, -81.6956

Aircraft

Stropki Paul OUTBACK

Registration

N56P

Category

Airplane

Year built

2002

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Carrollton → Dalton

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA16CA507

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during landing in gusting wind conditions, which resulted in a ground loop.

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 stated that during landing, the airplane did not want to "settle" to the runway due to gusting winds. He further stated that upon touchdown the airplane ground looped to the left. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage, right wing, and right wing lift strut. The pilot reported that there were no pre impact mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation. A review of local weather from an automated weather observation station located about 10 miles to the northwest, showed that about 15 minutes before the accident the wind was variable at 6 knots, visibility 10 statute miles, and few clouds at 4700 feet above ground level. However, the pilot reported the wind at the accident site as 170 degrees true, 8 knots, gusts to 20 knots, and he was landing runway 18.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.