ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 295052
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| Date: | Saturday 25 October 2003 |
| Time: | 10:50 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-20 |
| Owner/operator: | David Jones |
| Registration: | N7409K |
| MSN: | 20-318 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1950 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320 Series |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Petaluma, California -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Sonoma Skypark, CA (0Q9) |
| Petaluma, CA (O69) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The airplane ground looped during the landing roll. The pilot configured the airplane to land with full flaps and the engine running at idle. On the landing roll the airplane ground looped to the right and came to rest about 70 degrees from the runway heading. The left wing tip and propeller came into contact with the ground, and the left main landing gear collapsed. A light, quartering headwind existed, with winds from 170 degrees at 4 knots and gusting to 8 knots. The pilot said the airplane had no mechanical discrepancies.
Probable Cause: the pilot's inadequate compensation for a crosswind condition and failure to maintain directional control that resulted in a ground loop.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX04CA026
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 12 July 2019 | N7409K | Private | 0 | Hamilton, MT | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Oct-2022 17:26 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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