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NTSB investigation record

WPR21LA125

Completed

Phillip b rolls Pitts12-eh· N54LM

Date
March 8, 2021
Location
Red Bluff, CA
Conditions
VMC
Record
Published January 7, 2022

Primary finding

Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during a landing, which resulted in a ground loop and subsequent nose over.

Investigator assessment

Analysis narrative

The pilot of the tailwheel equipped airplane reported that, the airplane touched down on the left main landing gear first. The airplane subsequently ground looped and nosed over coming to rest inverted. The left wing and vertical stabilizer were substantially damaged. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

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