Probable cause
The pilot’s use of excessive speed during a right turn from the runway to the taxiway, which resulted in a loss of directional control.
NTSB analysis
The pilot of a tailwheel-equipped airplane reported that, during a right turn from the runway to the taxiway, he "exited too fast," and the airplane ground looped to the right. He added that he taxied the airplane to the ramp without further incident.
The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage.
The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
A review of recorded data from the automated weather observation station located on the airport reported that, about the time of the accident, the wind was from 050° at 7 knots. The airplane landed on runway 21L.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for GAA17CA290 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- May 4, 2017
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- Prescott, Arizona
- Nearest airport
- Ernest A Love Field (PRC)
- Highest injury
- None
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Day
Cessna 190
- N-number
- N4498C
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1953
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rule
- Part 91 (general aviation)
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
From the NTSB aviation accident database: N-registered aircraft, events since 2008, data through Oct 28, 2026. The file is published monthly, so the latest weeks are incomplete and recent records can change. The official source is the NTSB aviation investigation search. CheckAero is independent and not affiliated with the NTSB.