Failure of the pilot-in-command to maintain directional control on landing, resulting in an inadvertent ground loop.
— NTSB Determination
A Piper ground-looped during a landing at a private airport in Thomaston, Georgia. The airplane ground-looped, and the left wing struck the ground. The pilot continued the flight and returned to Griffin. During the post-flight examination of the airplane, the pilot discovered that the left wing assembly had sustained structural damage.
A Piper ground-looped during a landing at a private airport in Thomaston, Georgia. The airplane ground-looped, and the left wing struck the ground. The pilot continued the flight and returned to Griffin. During the post-flight examination of the airplane, the pilot discovered that the left wing assembly had sustained…
The accident on 2002-06-03 involved a Piper PA-18A-150, registration N8680D, operated by Barbara's Banners, at Thomaston, GA.
Failure of the pilot-in-command to maintain directional control on landing, resulting in an inadvertent ground loop.
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