Summary
On January 31, 2001, a Cessna 172 (N6830A) was involved in an incident near Grand Junction, CO. All 1 person aboard were uninjured. The aircraft sustained substantial damage.
The National Transportation Safety Board determined the probable cause of this incident to be: Failure by the pilot to maintain directional control of the aircraft during landing roll. A factor was lack of total pilot experience in aircraft make and model.
On January 31, 2001, at 1530 mountain standard time, a Cessna 172 (tail wheel conversion), N6830A, sustained substantial damage when it was involved in a ground loop during landing roll at Grand Junction, Colorado. The private pilot and sole occupant was not injured. The flight was a local personal flight operating under Title 14 CFR Part 91 and no flight plan was filed. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed.
According to the pilot, she was on landing roll conducting a touch-and-go landing and the aircraft began to swerve.
This incident is documented in NTSB report DEN01LA051. AviatorDB cross-references NTSB investigation data with FAA registry records to provide comprehensive safety information for aircraft N6830A.
Accident Details
Probable Cause and Findings
Failure by the pilot to maintain directional control of the aircraft during landing roll. A factor was lack of total pilot experience in aircraft make and model.
Aircraft Information
Registered Owner (Current)
Analysis
On January 31, 2001, at 1530 mountain standard time, a Cessna 172 (tail wheel conversion), N6830A, sustained substantial damage when it was involved in a ground loop during landing roll at Grand Junction, Colorado. The private pilot and sole occupant was not injured. The flight was a local personal flight operating under Title 14 CFR Part 91 and no flight plan was filed. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed.
According to the pilot, she was on landing roll conducting a touch-and-go landing and the aircraft began to swerve. The pilot said she overcorrected and the aircraft did a ground loop causing damage to the airframe at the landing gear attach points.
On the Pilot/Operator Report (NTSB Form 6120.1/2), the pilot provided information that she had 11.7 hours total, and 2.4 hours pilot in command in this make and model aircraft.
Data Source
Data provided by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). For more information on this event, visit the NTSB Records Search website. NTSB# DEN01LA051