Piper PA 18-150 N4615Y

Summary

On 27 April 2014 at about 19:00 local time, a Piper PA 18-150 registered N4615Y, operated by High Exposure Inc, was involved in an accident near Woodbine, New Jersey, 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

27 April 2014 at 19:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Woodbine, New Jersey, United States

Nearest airport

Woodbine (OBI)

Coordinates

39.2207, -74.7995

Aircraft

Piper PA 18-150

Registration

N4615Y

Category

Airplane

Year built

1972

Engines

1

Operator

High Exposure Inc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Woodbine → Woodbine

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA14CA211

Nobody was injured.

The flight instructor's delayed reaction to the loss of directional control, 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

According to the flight instructor, the accident flight was the student pilot's first flight in a tailwheel-equipped airplane. The primary activity for the flight was to be instruction in takeoffs and landings. On the final landing of the flight, the airplane began to "swerve" to the right during the landing roll. In an attempt to regain control of the airplane, the flight instructor added full engine power to go-around. The airplane ground looped, pitched forward, and came to rest inverted. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the vertical stabilizer during the accident sequence, and the instructor did not report any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.