Piper PA N11YB

Summary

On 17 June 2018 at about 00:30 local time, a Piper PA registered N11YB was involved in an accident near East Sound, 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

17 June 2018 at 00:30

Classification

Accident

Location

East Sound, Washington, United States

Nearest airport

Orcas Island (ORS)

Coordinates

48.7083, -122.9106

Aircraft

Piper PA

Registration

N11YB

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

East Sound → Eastsound

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA18CA441

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a bounced landing and his subsequent failure to maintain directional control in a gusting, left quartering headwind. 

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, during a left-wing-low (sideslip) landing and before touchdown, he leveled the wings, and the airplane bounced. He then increased the throttle slightly and adjusted the pitch to cushion the subsequent bounce, but the airplane veered right, exited the runway to the right, and ground looped. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The airport's automated weather observation station reported that, 5 minutes after the accident, the wind was from 310° at 6 knots, gusting to 12 knots. The pilot landed the airplane on runway 34.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.