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WPR23LA276

2023-07-18 · Chelan, Washington, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport S10

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

The pilot's loss of directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a ground loop and subsequent nose over.

Factual narrative

The pilot of the tailwheel equipped airplane reported that, during the landing roll the airplane veered left, he attempted to correct with opposite right rudder. The airplane then ground looped, the right wing struck the surface, and the airplane nosed over coming to rest inverted. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the empennage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database Retrieved: 2026-02-12

NTSB Findings

FAA avdata. C = Cause, 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

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_2023_WPR23LA276.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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