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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Namer SNJ-5B · Kenosha, WI · July 25, 1998

Date: July 25, 1998 · 11:58 local
Place: Kenosha, WI
Airport: Kenosha Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N9805C
Reported as: Namer SNJ5B
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340AN1
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,000 total14 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

N9805CRegistered now · North American SNJ-5BS/N 85036 · Built 1945 Airframe modelNorth American SNJ-5B Engine modelPratt & Whitney R1340 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-5)On July 25, 1998, at 1158 CDT a north American T-6, N9805C, ground looped while landing at Kenosha, WI. The private pilot was the sole occupant and received no injuries. The aircraft sustained minor damage. The aircraft was being operated as a pleasure flight under 14 CFR part 91. The flight was a local flight originating at Kenosha, WI. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed. Initial observation indicated a failure of the tailwheel lock mechanism.

As the FAA filed it

(-5)ON JULY 25, 1998, AT 1158 CDT A NORTH AMERICAN T-6, N9805C, GROUND LOOPED WHILE LANDING AT KENOSHA, WI. THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT AND RECEIVED NO INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED AS A PLEASURE FLIGHT UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. THE FLIGHT WAS A LOCAL FLIGHT ORIGINATING AT KENOSHA, WI. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. INITIAL OBSERVATION INDICATED A FAILURE OF THE TAILWHEEL LOCK MECHANISM.