Thursday, August 04, 2016

Cessna 120, N72580: Accident occurred August 03, 2016 in Belen, Valencia County, New Mexico

http://registry.faa.gov/N72580

FAA Flight Standards District Office: FAA Albuquerque FSDO-01


NTSB Identification: GAA16CA412
14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Wednesday, August 03, 2016 in Belen, NM
Probable Cause Approval Date: 09/22/2016
Aircraft: CESSNA 120, registration: N72580
Injuries: 1 Uninjured.

NTSB investigators used data provided by various entities, including, but not limited to, the Federal Aviation Administration and/or the operator and did not travel in support of this investigation to prepare this aircraft accident report.

The tailwheel endorsed pilot reported that he was practicing stop and go landing's in a make and model tailwheel-equipped airplane that he had never flown before. During the fourth stop and go, the pilot reported that during the landing roll at 35 miles per hour the airplane began to turn to the right and he attempted to correct. Subsequently, the airplane continued to the right, departed the runway, and ground looped. During the ground loop, the left main landing gear collapsed and the left wing was substantially damaged after the impact with terrain.

The pilot did not report any mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident as follows:
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion and a ground loop.

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