Pilot Debrief

PIPER PA-22-160 near Phoenix, AZ — 2010-03-18

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Date
2010-03-18
Location
Phoenix, AZ, USA
Airport
IWA
Aircraft
PIPER PA-22-160
Registration
N8830D
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
None
Fatalities
0

Probable cause

The student pilot's inadequate compensation for the quartering tailwind during landing and the flight instructor's delay in taking remedial action.

NTSB narrative

The flight instructor said that he was giving the student pilot a final instructional flight before his Federal Aviation Administration private pilot certificate check ride. The student was flying the airplane and they were cleared for the option to runway 30L; the wind was from 180 degrees at 7 knots. The flight instructor alerted the student to the left quartering tailwind for the landing. The touchdown was normal, but as the airplane slowed it began to drift left. Both pilots applied right rudder and then left rudder; however, directional control was lost and the airplane ground-looped. The left wing impacted the runway, bending and wrinkling the wing. Additionally, the aft fuselage was bent and wrinkled near the tailwheel.

NTSB coding

Evidence available

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