Probable cause
The pilot’s improper landing flare which resulted in a hard landing and subsequent ground loop.
NTSB analysis
The pilot in the tailwheel-equipped airplane reported that, while making a stabilized normal approach, he flared too high which resulted in a hard landing and subsequent ground loop. The airplane’s main landing gear collapsed, and the left wing sustained substantial damage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for WPR22LA028 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- Nov 8, 2021
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- Redding, California
- Nearest airport
- Redding Muni (RDD)
- Highest injury
- None
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Day
Amateur-built 4
- N-number
- N360WM
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 2009
- 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.