What happened
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Acft crashed on landing. (.19) on July 3, 1999, about 2047 Alaska daylight time, a tailwheel equipped Cessna 150F airplane, N7911F, sustained substantial damage while landing a the Fairbanks International Airport, Fairbanks, Alaska. The airplane was being operated as a visual flight rules (VFR) cross-country personal flight when the accident occurred. The airplane was operated by the pilot/owner. The certificated commercial pilot, and the sole pasenger, were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. The flight originated at the northway airport, northway, Alaska, about 1815. During a telephone conversation with the national transportation safety board (NTSB) investigator-in-charge (iic), on July 6, 1999, the pilot reported he was landing on runway 01L. The touchdown and beginning of the landing roll were uneventful until the nose of the airplane began to veer to the left. He applied right rudder, left aileron, and right brake, but the airplane continued to turn left. The right main gear collapsed, and the right wing struck the runway surface. The pilot siad there was no mechanical malfunction of the airplane. At 2053, a Fairbanks aviation routine weather report (metaar was reporting in part: wind, 310 degrees (true) at 11 knots; visibility, 10 statute iles; clouds and sky condition, few at 6,000 feet, 11,000 feet scattered; temperature, 82 degrees f; dew point, 41 degrees f; altimeter, 30.03 inhg. (.4)the certificated commercial pilot was landing a tailwheel equipped airplane on runway 01L. The wind was reported to be from 283 degrees at 11 knots. The touchdown and beginning of the landing roll were uneventful until the nose of the airplane began to veer to the left. The pilot applied right rudder, left aileron, and right brake, but the airplane continued to turn left. The right main gear collapsed, and the right wing struck the runway surface. The pilot said there was no mechanical malfunction of the airplane. (-23)on rollout, nose of aircraft veered to left into wind. He attempted to correct with rudder and brake , but it didn't stop the turn. The left wing lifted up and full aileron was applied onto the wind. The right wing hit the runway and the right main gear collapsed. Engine was still running n ormal. Shutdown after the ground loop. Right wing bent up about 8 inches 3 ft inboard of tip. Right gear broken off, horizontal stabilizer bent on right side, propleller tips bent.
As the FAA filed it
ACFT CRASHED ON LANDING. (.19) ON JULY 3, 1999, ABOUT 2047 ALASKA DAYLIGHT TIME, A TAILWHEEL EQUIPPED CESSNA 150F AIRPLANE, N7911F, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHILE LANDING A THE FAIRBANKS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, FAIRBANKS, ALASKA. THE AIRPLANE WAS BEING OPERATED AS A VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR) CROSS-COUNTRY PERSONAL FLIGHT WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE AIRPLANE WAS OPERATED BY THE PILOT/OWNER. THE CERTIFICATED COMMERCIAL PILOT, AND THE SOLE PASENGER, WERE NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT THE NORTHWAY AIRPORT, NORTHWAY, ALASKA, ABOUT 1815. DURING A TELEPHONE CONVERSATION WITH THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD (NTSB) INVESTIGATOR-IN-CHARGE (IIC), ON JULY 6, 1999, THE PILOT REPORTED HE WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 01L. THE TOUCHDOWN AND BEGINNING OF THE LANDING ROLL WERE UNEVENTFUL UNTIL THE NOSE OF THE AIRPLANE BEGAN TO VEER TO THE LEFT. HE APPLIED RIGHT RUDDER, LEFT AILERON, AND RIGHT BRAKE, BUT THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED TO TURN LEFT. THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED, AND THE RIGHT WING STRUCK THE RUNWAY SURFACE. THE PILOT SIAD THERE WAS NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION OF THE AIRPLANE. AT 2053, A FAIRBANKS AVIATION ROUTINE WEATHER REPORT (METAAR WAS REPORTING IN PART: WIND, 310 DEGREES (TRUE) AT 11 KNOTS; VISIBILITY, 10 STATUTE ILES; CLOUDS AND SKY CONDITION, FEW AT 6,000 FEET, 11,000 FEET SCATTERED; TEMPERATURE, 82 DEGREES F; DEW POINT, 41 DEGREES F; ALTIMETER, 30.03 INHG. (.4)THE CERTIFICATED COMMERCIAL PILOT WAS LANDING A TAILWHEEL EQUIPPED AIRPLANE ON RUNWAY 01L. THE WIND WAS REPORTED TO BE FROM 283 DEGREES AT 11 KNOTS. THE TOUCHDOWN AND BEGINNING OF THE LANDING ROLL WERE UNEVENTFUL UNTIL THE NOSE OF THE AIRPLANE BEGAN TO VEER TO THE LEFT. THE PILOT APPLIED RIGHT RUDDER, LEFT AILERON, AND RIGHT BRAKE, BUT THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED TO TURN LEFT. THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED, AND THE RIGHT WING STRUCK THE RUNWAY SURFACE. THE PILOT SAID THERE WAS NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION OF THE AIRPLANE. (-23)ON ROLLOUT, NOSE OF AIRCRAFT VEERED TO LEFT INTO WIND. HE ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT WITH RUDDER AND BRAKE , BUT IT DIDN'T STOP THE TURN. THE LEFT WING LIFTED UP AND FULL AILERON WAS APPLIED ONTO THE WIND. THE RIGHT WING HIT THE RUNWAY AND THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED. ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING N ORMAL. SHUTDOWN AFTER THE GROUND LOOP. RIGHT WING BENT UP ABOUT 8 INCHES 3 FT INBOARD OF TIP. RIGHT GEAR BROKEN OFF, HORIZONTAL STABILIZER BENT ON RIGHT SIDE, PROPLELLER TIPS BENT.
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