Piper PA-20-160 N8933D

Summary

On 2 July 1998 at about 16:00 local time, a Piper PA-20-160 registered N8933D was involved in an accident near Kemmerer, Wyoming, 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

2 July 1998 at 16:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States

Nearest airport

Kemmerer Municipal (EMM)

Coordinates

41.7797, -110.5508

Aircraft

Piper PA-20-160

Registration

N8933D

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Farson → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW98LA308

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane, resulting in a ground loop. A factor was the pilot's lack of experience in a conventional landing gear type of airplane.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot said he 'let the airplane get ahead' of him. He landed in light and variable winds and during the rollout, the airplane began 'fishtailing' and ground looped. In his accident report, the pilot said the airplane touched down on runway 34 and the tail veered to the left. He responded with left rudder input. The tail then swerved to the right and he responded with full right rudder and brake and directional control was lost. He indicated the wind was calm. The pilot reported he had 9 hours in airplane make and model.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.