Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a ground loop.
NTSB analysis
The pilot reported that shortly after touchdown and during the landing roll, the airplane ground looped to the left. A postaccident examination of the landing gear system revealed no evidence of mechanical malfunction or failure that would have precluded normal operation.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for WPR12LA290 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- Jun 24, 2012
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- Heber City, Utah
- Nearest airport
- Heber City Municipal Airport (36U)
- Highest injury
- None
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Day
Amateur-built BEARHAWK
- N-number
- N117Z
- Category
- Airplane
- 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.