Thompson Ryan L THOMPSON CRAFT N954RD

Summary

On 1 September 2024 at about 21:30 local time, a Thompson Ryan L THOMPSON CRAFT registered N954RD was involved in an accident near Port Angeles, Washington, 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

1 September 2024 at 21:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Port Angeles, Washington, United States

Nearest airport

William R Fairchild Internatio (CLM)

Coordinates

48.1202, -123.4997

Aircraft

Thompson Ryan L THOMPSON CRAFT

Registration

N954RD

Category

Airplane

Year built

2009

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR24LA301

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing rollout, 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 reported that during landing, the airplane bounced and when the airplane touched back down, the tail moved to the left. He applied left rudder to correct the movement, however, the airplane ground looped to the right, nosed over and came to rest inverted. The left wing sustained substantial damage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.