No fatalities

27 Apr 2014: PIPER PA 18-150 A150 — HIGH EXPOSURE INC — Woodbine, NJ

Woodbine, NJ, United States

On 27 Apr 2014, a PIPER PA 18-150 A150 operated by HIGH EXPOSURE INC was involved in an aviation accident near Woodbine, NJ. No fatalities were reported. Investigators recorded the probable cause as: The flight instructor's delayed reaction to the loss of directional control, which resulted in a ground loop. This summary draws on records from NTSB; 15 related events involving the same aircraft type or operator are linked below.

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A flight instructor and student pilot experienced a ground loop during the landing roll on the student's first tailwheel flight, causing the airplane to come to rest inverted.

Accident Details

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 instruction in takeoffs and landings.

Sequence of Events

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, the flight instructor added full engine power to initiate a go-around. The airplane then ground looped, pitched forward, and came to rest inverted.

Aircraft Damage

The airplane sustained substantial damage to the vertical stabilizer during the accident sequence. The instructor did not report any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.

Contributing factors

Instructor/check pilotDirectional control — Not attained/maintainedStudent/instructed pilot