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FAA accident report · Swftms GC-1B · Los Angeles, CA · November 8, 1997

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Date
November 8, 1997 · 10:30 local
Place
Los Angeles, CA
Airport
Whiteman Airport
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3232K
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX98LA034
Reported as
Swftms GC1B
Reported engine
Continental O300A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
393 total224 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days
N3232KRegistered now · Globe GC-1BS/N 1225 · Built 1946Airframe modelGlobe GC-1BEngine modelContinental C145 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

On November 8, 1997, about 1030 hours pacific standard time, a globe gc 1-B, N3232K, owned and operated by the pilot, sustianed substantial damage during a ground loop on runway 12 at the whitman airport, Los Angeles, California. Neither the private pilot nor the passenger was injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed during the local area personal flight which originated from the airport about 1010. The pilot reported that during the normal touchdown the right tire blew out. Despite application of full left brake, directional control was lost and the airplane veered off the right side of the runway. Thereafter, the conventional main landing gear collapsed and the left wing broke upon contacting the runway. The federal aviation administration (FAA) coordinator examined the airplane. According to the FAA, the right main tire had an unusual 8 inch cut in the center tread groove that was circumgerentaial in nature. No evidence of pronounced weather checking was reported. The tire was about 9 years old.

As the FAA filed it

ON NOVEMBER 8, 1997, ABOUT 1030 HOURS PACIFIC STANDARD TIME, A GLOBE GC 1-B, N3232K, OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT, SUSTIANED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING A GROUND LOOP ON RUNWAY 12 AT THE WHITMAN AIRPORT, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA. NEITHER THE PRIVATE PILOT NOR THE PASSENGER WAS INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED DURING THE LOCAL AREA PERSONAL FLIGHT WHICH ORIGINATED FROM THE AIRPORT ABOUT 1010. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT DURING THE NORMAL TOUCHDOWN THE RIGHT TIRE BLEW OUT. DESPITE APPLICATION OF FULL LEFT BRAKE, DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WAS LOST AND THE AIRPLANE VEERED OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THEREAFTER, THE CONVENTIONAL MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE LEFT WING BROKE UPON CONTACTING THE RUNWAY. THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA) COORDINATOR EXAMINED THE AIRPLANE. ACCORDING TO THE FAA, THE RIGHT MAIN TIRE HAD AN UNUSUAL 8 INCH CUT IN THE CENTER TREAD GROOVE THAT WAS CIRCUMGERENTAIAL IN NATURE. NO EVIDENCE OF PRONOUNCED WEATHER CHECKING WAS REPORTED. THE TIRE WAS ABOUT 9 YEARS OLD.

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 LAX98LA034Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLos Angeles, CAThe pilot's loss of directional control due to an inadvertent ground loop resulting from a deflated tire.Nov 8, 1997 · Substantial damage