| Crash location | 33.307778°N, 111.655556°W
Reported location is a long distance from the NTSB's reported nearest city. This often means that the location has a typo, or is incorrect. |
| Nearest city | Phoenix, AZ
33.448377°N, 112.074037°W 26.0 miles away |
| Tail number | N8830D |
|---|---|
| Accident date | 18 Mar 2010 |
| Aircraft type | Piper PA-22-160 |
| Additional details: | None |
The flight instructor said that he was giving the student pilot a final instructional flight before his Federal Aviation Administration private pilot certificate check ride. The student was flying the airplane and they were cleared for the option to runway 30L; the wind was from 180 degrees at 7 knots. The flight instructor alerted the student to the left quartering tailwind for the landing. The touchdown was normal, but as the airplane slowed, it began to drift left. Both pilots applied right rudder and then left rudder; however, directional control was lost, and the airplane ground looped. The left wing impacted the runway, bending and wrinkling the wing. Additionally, the aft fuselage was bent and wrinkled near the tail wheel.
The student pilot's inadequate compensation for the quartering tailwind during landing and the flight instructor's delay in taking remedial action.