NTSB SEA06CA170 — 2006-08-23 · Auburn, Washington, United States

Current FAA registration · N8042D

Make / Model: PIPER PA-22-150
Year of manufacture: 1957 · 49 years old at event
Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 hp)
Seats / Engines: 4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date: 20211004
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S AAF35B

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N8042D Piper PA-22-20-150 None

Probable cause & findings

The flight instructor's delayed remedial action during the landing roll in response to the student's loss of directional control, which resulted in a ground loop. A factor associated with the accident was the student's failure to maintain directional control.

Factual narrative

During the initial tailwheel and refresher flight training, the left seat owner/pilot lost control of the airplane on the landing roll. The subsequent delayed remedial action by the right seat instructor pilot resulted in the airplane ground looping, causing substantial damage to the airplane. During the initial tailwheel and refresher flight training, the left seat owner/pilot lost control of the airplane on the landing roll. The subsequent delayed remedial action by the right seat instructor pilot resulted in the airplane ground looping, causing substantial damage to the airplane. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_2006_SEA06CA170.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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