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CEN21LA430

2021-09-16 · Battle Creek, Michigan, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport BTL

Current FAA registration · N53GL

Make / Model
WACO CLASSIC AIRCRAFT CORP 2T-1A-2
Year of manufacture
2015 · 6 years old at event
Engine
LYCOMING AEIO-360-B1G6 (180 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
20150410
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A6AEB5

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the tailwheel equipped airplane during a crosswind landing and the flight instructor’s inadequate remedial action.

Factual narrative

The pilot was receiving additional flight instruction in the tailwheel-equipped airplane. During the landing with a crosswind, the airplane bounced and then settled onto the runway. The airplane veered to the right, so the pilot applied left rudder but overcorrected to the left. The pilot then relinquished the controls to the flight instructor. The flight instructor was unable to regain control and the airplane ground looped. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the lower right wing rear spar and aileron. The pilot and flight instructor both reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or anomalies with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database Retrieved: 2026-02-12

NTSB Findings

FAA avdata. C = Cause, F = Factor.

  • — Personnel issues-Task performance-Use of equip/info-Aircraft control-Pilot
  • — Aircraft-Aircraft oper/perf/capability-Performance/control parameters-Directional control-Not attained/maintained
  • — Environmental issues-Conditions/weather/phenomena-Wind-Crosswind-Effect on operation
  • — Personnel issues-Task performance-Use of equip/info-Aircraft control-Instructor/check pilot

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_2021_CEN21LA430.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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