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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Perth Birdbk · El Cajon, CA · August 12, 1994

Date
August 12, 1994 · 11:30 local
Place
El Cajon, CA
Airport
Gillespie Field Airport
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N731Y
Reported as
Perth Birdbk
Reported engine
GLADEN K5
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
25,873 total9 in this make and model

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot reported whirlwind lifted tail near end landing roll causing swerve off runway and ground loop.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT REPORTED WHIRLWIND LIFTED TAIL NEAR END LANDING ROLL CAUSING SWERVE OFF RUNWAY AND GROUND LOOP.