Accident Details
Probable Cause and Findings
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during touchdown, which resulted in runway excursion onto snow.
Aircraft Information
Registered Owner (Current)
Analysis
The pilot reported that, after touchdown, during the landing roll, airplane ground looped and veered right. He corrected with left aileron and rudder, but the airplane continued right, exited the runway, rolled over a snowbank, and touched down hard again on terrain.
The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left-wing rib.
The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Data Source
Data provided by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). For more information on this event, visit the NTSB Records Search website. NTSB# GAA19CA214