Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.
NTSB analysis
The pilot reported that the landing, in a tailwheel equipped airplane, was uneventful. During the landing roll, he lost control of the airplane which ground looped to the right. The left wing and elevator impacted the ground and both sustained substantial damage. The pilot reported no mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for WPR14CA064 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- Dec 8, 2013
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- San Carlos, California
- Nearest airport
- San Carlos Airport (SQL)
- Highest injury
- None
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Day
Piper PA 16
- N-number
- N6913
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1949
- 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.