NTSB CAROL · Event
Event LAX90LA089
Registry · N2824Y
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
PIPER PA-28RT-201
Year of manufacture
1979 · 11 years old at event
Engine
LYCOMING I0360 SER (180 hp)
Seats / Engines
4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19790504
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A2D864
Registrant of record
FORBES AVIATION LLC
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Probable cause & findings
THE STUDENT PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AFTER LANDING.
Factual narrative
THE STUDENT PILOT GROUND LOOPED THE AIRCRAFT AFTER LANDING INTO A QUARTERING CROSSWIND. THE PILOT APPLIED LEFT AILERON AND LEFT RUDDER TO CORRECT THE OUT OF CONTROL AIRCRAFT FROM DEPARTING THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED 180 DEGREES AND COLLAPSED THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR. THERE WERE NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_1990_LAX90LA089.txt.
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