NTSB CHI93LA151 — 1993-03-30 · LAPEER, Michigan, United States

Current FAA registration · N7732K

Make / Model: PIPER PA-20
Year of manufacture: 1950 · 43 years old at event
Engine: LYCOMING 0-290 SERIES (140 hp)
Seats / Engines: 4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date: 19551124
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S AA76D4

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N7732K Piper PA-20 None

Probable cause & findings

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING THE LANDING ROLL.

Factual narrative

THE PILOT REPORTED THE WINDS WERE LIGHT WHEN HE ARRIVED AT THE DESTINATION AIRPORT. HE STATED HE 'LANDED ON RUNWAY 36 WITH A NORMAL LANDING. ROLL OUT WAS NORMAL FOR APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET. AIRPLANE THEN STARTED A GROUND LOOP TO THE LEFT...RIGHT RUDDER AND...BRAKE DID NOT CORRECT... .' THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT STATED THERE WAS NO PREIMPACT MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1993_CHI93LA151.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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