19990222012589I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper STCPA18 · Craig, CO · February 22, 1999

Date
February 22, 1999 · 17:30 local
Place
Craig, CO
Airport
Craig-Moffat Airport
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N1106A
Reported as
Piper STCPA18
Reported engine
Lycoming O320A1A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
19,810 total1,000 in this make and model208 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Pilot blain tucker was demonstrating emergency landings with a blown tire on right side. His boot's heel was on the brake on the right side when he sat the right tire down. The a/c started to ground loop off the runway, and hit the left elevator, causing minor damage to the aircraft. No injuries to the pilot or FAA inspector.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT BLAIN TUCKER WAS DEMONSTRATING EMERGENCY LANDINGS WITH A BLOWN TIRE ON RIGHT SIDE. HIS BOOT'S HEEL WAS ON THE BRAKE ON THE RIGHT SIDE WHEN HE SAT THE RIGHT TIRE DOWN. THE A/C STARTED TO GROUND LOOP OFF THE RUNWAY, AND HIT THE LEFT ELEVATOR, CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR FAA INSPECTOR.