# Incident 19990528015479I: Tcraft BL65, Truckee, CA, May 28, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 28, 1999, 09:50 local time
- Place: Truckee, CA
- Airport: Truckee-Tahoe Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.3201° N, 120.1396° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at TRUCKEE-TAHOE (TRK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3201&lon=-120.1396&mi=10
- Aircraft: N24386, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N24386) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Taylorcraft BL-65 (registry code 8850350, https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bl-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TCRAFT BL65
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 751 total, 39 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990528015479I

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT, STEVEN R. SMITH, STARTED FLYING ABOUT 0900 LOCAL TIME AT THE TRUCKEE, CA. AIRPORT. HE COMPLETED 6 TOUCH AND GO FLIGHTS ON RUNWAY 28. UPON LANDING ON THE 7TH FLIGHT THE PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND GROUND LOOPED THE AIRCRAFT DUE TO AN UNEXPECTED GUSTING QUARTERING TAIL WIND.

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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