What happened
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(.19)On March 20, 1999, at 1955 eastern standard time, a Beech 23, N3621Q, ground looped, according to the pilot, during a full stop landing at the Jacksonville International Airport in Jacksonville, Florida. The instructional flight was operated by the student pilot under the provisions of title 14 CFR part 91 with no flight plan filed. Visual weather conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The student pilot was not injured. The airplane sustained substantial airframe damage. The flight departed cumming, Georgia, at 1630. According to the student pilot, the solo country flight was planned with a refueling stop in Jacksonville. The student pilot reported that the departure runway surface at cumming was rough and uneven. After a rough takeoff roll from cumming, the enroute flight to Jacksonville was relatively uneventful. Upon arriving in the Jacksonville area, the student pilot was cleared for an approach and landing to runway 07. The pilot stated that during the first touchdown he heard a cracking or popping sound. At this point he elected to go-around for another approach and landing. On the second landing, the airplane touched down 35 feet beyond the numbe rs on runway 07. During the landing roll, the student pilot recalled that the airplane became uncontrollable and rotated 180 degrees in the center of the runway. An examination of the airplane several days later disclosed that the airplane had sustained substantial airframe damage. (From .4) the solo cross-country flight was planned with a refueling stop in Jacksonville. The student pilot reported that the departure runway surface at the departure airport was rough and uneven. Upon arriving in the Jacksonville area, the student pilot was cleared for an approach to and a landing on runway 07. The student pilot stated that during the first landing he heard a cracking or popping sound. The student pilot described the touchdown as normal. At this point he elected to go-around for another approach and landing. The pilot was cleared for another landing on runway 07, and as soon as the airplane touched down on the runway surface, it veered to the right. The airplane rotated 180 degrees in the center of the runway. The post-accident examination of the airplane disclosed that the nose gear attach point had failed. The visual examination of the fracture surface revealed typical overload d eformation. Prior to this occurrence, no mechanical problems with the airplane were reported by the pilot. Reportedly, during the wreckage examination, a small amount of corrosion was also discovered on the nose gear attach point. (-23)while landing aircraft ground looped, striking right wing tip leading edge and outbd. Rib assbly. FAA inspection found right lower engine mount broken at nose gear strut attach point.
As the FAA filed it
(.19)ON MARCH 20, 1999, AT 1955 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A BEECH 23, N3621Q, GROUND LOOPED, ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, DURING A FULL STOP LANDING AT THE JACKSONVILLE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IN JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA. THE INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATED BY THE STUDENT PILOT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 WITH NO FLIGHT PLAN FILED. VISUAL WEATHER CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL AIRFRAME DAMAGE. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED CUMMING, GEORGIA, AT 1630. ACCORDING TO THE STUDENT PILOT, THE SOLO COUNTRY FLIGHT WAS PLANNED WITH A REFUELING STOP IN JACKSONVILLE. THE STUDENT PILOT REPORTED THAT THE DEPARTURE RUNWAY SURFACE AT CUMMING WAS ROUGH AND UNEVEN. AFTER A ROUGH TAKEOFF ROLL FROM CUMMING, THE ENROUTE FLIGHT TO JACKSONVILLE WAS RELATIVELY UNEVENTFUL. UPON ARRIVING IN THE JACKSONVILLE AREA, THE STUDENT PILOT WAS CLEARED FOR AN APPROACH AND LANDING TO RUNWAY 07. THE PILOT STATED THAT DURING THE FIRST TOUCHDOWN HE HEARD A CRACKING OR POPPING SOUND. AT THIS POINT HE ELECTED TO GO-AROUND FOR ANOTHER APPROACH AND LANDING. ON THE SECOND LANDING, THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN 35 FEET BEYOND THE NUMBE RS ON RUNWAY 07. DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE STUDENT PILOT RECALLED THAT THE AIRPLANE BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE AND ROTATED 180 DEGREES IN THE CENTER OF THE RUNWAY. AN EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE SEVERAL DAYS LATER DISCLOSED THAT THE AIRPLANE HAD SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL AIRFRAME DAMAGE. (FROM .4) THE SOLO CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT WAS PLANNED WITH A REFUELING STOP IN JACKSONVILLE. THE STUDENT PILOT REPORTED THAT THE DEPARTURE RUNWAY SURFACE AT THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT WAS ROUGH AND UNEVEN. UPON ARRIVING IN THE JACKSONVILLE AREA, THE STUDENT PILOT WAS CLEARED FOR AN APPROACH TO AND A LANDING ON RUNWAY 07. THE STUDENT PILOT STATED THAT DURING THE FIRST LANDING HE HEARD A CRACKING OR POPPING SOUND. THE STUDENT PILOT DESCRIBED THE TOUCHDOWN AS NORMAL. AT THIS POINT HE ELECTED TO GO-AROUND FOR ANOTHER APPROACH AND LANDING. THE PILOT WAS CLEARED FOR ANOTHER LANDING ON RUNWAY 07, AND AS SOON AS THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN ON THE RUNWAY SURFACE, IT VEERED TO THE RIGHT. THE AIRPLANE ROTATED 180 DEGREES IN THE CENTER OF THE RUNWAY. THE POST-ACCIDENT EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE DISCLOSED THAT THE NOSE GEAR ATTACH POINT HAD FAILED. THE VISUAL EXAMINATION OF THE FRACTURE SURFACE REVEALED TYPICAL OVERLOAD D EFORMATION. PRIOR TO THIS OCCURRENCE, NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE AIRPLANE WERE REPORTED BY THE PILOT. REPORTEDLY, DURING THE WRECKAGE EXAMINATION, A SMALL AMOUNT OF CORROSION WAS ALSO DISCOVERED ON THE NOSE GEAR ATTACH POINT. (-23)WHILE LANDING AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED, STRIKING RIGHT WING TIP LEADING EDGE AND OUTBD. RIB ASSBLY. FAA INSPECTION FOUND RIGHT LOWER ENGINE MOUNT BROKEN AT NOSE GEAR STRUT ATTACH POINT.
NTSB investigation
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