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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Boeing A75 · Dayton, TN · July 30, 1997

Date: July 30, 1997 · 18:45 local
Place: Dayton, TN
Airport: Mark Anton Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N450HP
NTSB investigation: NTSBMIA97LA223
Reported as: Boeing A75
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney R985AN1
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 202 total12 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Made wheel landing. Lost control as tail came down. Ground looped. Wing hit runway. Low skill in tail dragger type. (-23) the pilot said that after landing, the airplane was tracking straight and he had applied full rear stick. The speed was approximately 30 to 40 mph when the aircraft swerved to the left. He said he applied opposite right rudder. The aircraft continued to turn left. The left wing was rubbing the runway and the left main tire blew out. Both lower left wing spars were broken, the lower left aileron was bent. When the aircraft stopped, it was facing southeast on the right edge of the runway. He said he then shut off the engine and electrical system and moved the aircraft off the active runway.

As the FAA filed it

MADE WHEEL LANDING. LOST CONTROL AS TAIL CAME DOWN. GROUND LOOPED. WING HIT RUNWAY. LOW SKILL IN TAIL DRAGGER TYPE. (-23) THE PILOT SAID THAT AFTER LANDING, THE AIRPLANE WAS TRACKING STRAIGHT AND HE HAD APPLIED FULL REAR STICK. THE SPEED WAS APPROXIMATELY 30 TO 40 MPH WHEN THE AIRCRAFT SWERVED TO THE LEFT. HE SAID HE APPLIED OPPOSITE RIGHT RUDDER. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO TURN LEFT. THE LEFT WING WAS RUBBING THE RUNWAY AND THE LEFT MAIN TIRE BLEW OUT. BOTH LOWER LEFT WING SPARS WERE BROKEN, THE LOWER LEFT AILERON WAS BENT. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT STOPPED, IT WAS FACING SOUTHEAST ON THE RIGHT EDGE OF THE RUNWAY. HE SAID HE THEN SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND MOVED THE AIRCRAFT OFF THE ACTIVE RUNWAY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB MIA97LA223Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportDayton, TNThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control on landing rollout resulting in an inadvertent ground loop, and on-ground collision between the left wing and the runway. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's total lack of experience in kind of…Jul 30, 1997 · Substantial damage