What happened
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Catalina flying boats cargo acft ground looped on take-off (-5)on November 23, 1998, at approximately 12:00 p.m. PST, PIC thomas w glasgow was departing on runway 30 at Long Beach airport, Long Beach, CA, when he lost control of Beechcraft G18S, N9375Y. Mr glasgow was transporting cargo from lgb to avx for catalina flying boats. Mr. Glasgow was holding at intersection delta when cleared for takeoff. After starting his roll onto the runway, Mr. Glasgow was told to expedite for 3 mile traffic on final. Mr. Glasgow locked his tailwheel and continued his roll. Mr. Glasgow stated that he started to veer slightly right of centerline when the tailwheel started to raise. He stated that he over-corrected left, cut the power, and ran out of right rudder to stay on the runway. The aircraft stopped in the dirt on the left side of the runway facing the oposite direction. The aricraft sustained minor damage with a collased tail gear, damaged horizontal stabilizer, right main landing gear, and right wing outboard of the engine. This incident investigation is now closed.
As the FAA filed it
CATALINA FLYING BOATS CARGO ACFT GROUND LOOPED ON TAKE-OFF (-5)ON NOVEMBER 23, 1998, AT APPROXIMATELY 12:00 P.M. PST, PIC THOMAS W GLASGOW WAS DEPARTING ON RUNWAY 30 AT LONG BEACH AIRPORT, LONG BEACH, CA, WHEN HE LOST CONTROL OF BEECHCRAFT G18S, N9375Y. MR GLASGOW WAS TRANSPORTING CARGO FROM LGB TO AVX FOR CATALINA FLYING BOATS. MR. GLASGOW WAS HOLDING AT INTERSECTION DELTA WHEN CLEARED FOR TAKEOFF. AFTER STARTING HIS ROLL ONTO THE RUNWAY, MR. GLASGOW WAS TOLD TO EXPEDITE FOR 3 MILE TRAFFIC ON FINAL. MR. GLASGOW LOCKED HIS TAILWHEEL AND CONTINUED HIS ROLL. MR. GLASGOW STATED THAT HE STARTED TO VEER SLIGHTLY RIGHT OF CENTERLINE WHEN THE TAILWHEEL STARTED TO RAISE. HE STATED THAT HE OVER-CORRECTED LEFT, CUT THE POWER, AND RAN OUT OF RIGHT RUDDER TO STAY ON THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT STOPPED IN THE DIRT ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY FACING THE OPOSITE DIRECTION. THE ARICRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE WITH A COLLASED TAIL GEAR, DAMAGED HORIZONTAL STABILIZER, RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR, AND RIGHT WING OUTBOARD OF THE ENGINE. THIS INCIDENT INVESTIGATION IS NOW CLOSED.
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