NTSB CAROL · Event
Event CEN22LA338
Registry · N140W
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
WACO CLASSIC AIRCRAFT YMF-F5C
Year of manufacture
2014 · 8 years old at event
Engine
JACOBS R-755A2M (300 hp)
Seats / Engines
3 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
20140626
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A0A4A4
Registrant of record
SHEWMAKER AIR LLC
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Probable cause & findings
The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll with a tailwind.
Factual narrative
The pilot reported that he landed on the green dot and steered toward the north edge of the runway to clear quickly as instructed by air traffic control. The airplane started to “get loose” and the pilot attempted to recover with no response. The airplane “rapidly turned to the left” and ground looped. A postaccident examination revealed substantial damage to the left wing. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. At the time of the accident the pilot was landing on runway 27 with wind from 070° at 8 knots. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database Retrieved: 2026-02-12
NTSB Findings
Hierarchical cause / factor breakdown from the FAA bulk avdata database. Each finding tagged C (Cause) or 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-Tailwind-Effect on operation
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_2022_CEN22LA338.txt.
Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb.
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