# Accident 19971108040869A: Swftms GC1B, Los Angeles, CA, November 8, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 8, 1997, 10:30 local time
- Place: Los Angeles, CA
- Airport: Whiteman Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2498° N, 118.4107° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2498&lon=-118.4107&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3232K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3232K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Globe GC-1B (registry code 9230104, https://openairdocs.org/model/globe-gc-1b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C145 series (registry code 17012, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWFTMS GC1B
- Reported engine: CONT O300A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 393 total, 224 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX98LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98LA034) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971108040869A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX98LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98LA034), Nov 8, 1997: Globe GC-1B (N3232K), Los Angeles, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of directional control due to an inadvertent ground loop resulting from a deflated tire.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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