NTSB SEA08CA056 — 2007-12-31 · Santa Ana, California, United States

Current FAA registration · N2800D

Make / Model: PIPER PA-12
Year of manufacture: 1947 · 60 years old at event
Engine: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES (115 hp)
Seats / Engines: 3 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date: 19551004
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S A2D057

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N2800D Piper PA-12 None

Probable cause & findings

The failure of the student to maintain directional control during landing and the flight instructor's inadequate supervision of the flight.

Factual narrative

The airline transport pilot was receiving dual instruction from the flight instructor for the purpose of receiving a tail wheel endorsement. He had accumulated a total of 7 hours tail wheel instruction in the accident airplane. The flight instructor reported that during the landing roll, the airplane yawed to the right and entered a ground loop which collapsed the left main landing gear. The pilot was receiving dual instruction from the flight instructor for the purpose of receiving a tail wheel endorsement. He had accumulated a total of 7 hours tail wheel instruction in the accident airplane. The flight instructor reported that during the landing roll, the airplane yawed to the right and entered a ground loop which collapsed the left main landing gear. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_2007_SEA08CA056.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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