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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtr IV-1200 · Houston, TX · January 31, 2000

Date: January 31, 2000 · 12:32 local
Place: Houston, TX
Airport: David Wayne Hooks Memorial Arp
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N423GB
Reported as: Amtr IV1200
Reported engine: AMTR EA81
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 455 total149 in this make and model24 in the last 90 days

N423GBRegistered now · Sutphin Allen L IV-1200S/N JCU-106 · Built 1995 Airframe modelSutphin Allen L IV-1200 Engine modelSubaru ALL MDLS A/B4 cycle

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What happened

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

(-23) Aircraft was turning off on high-speed taxiway "d". Upon entering the taxiway, right rudder was applied to correct to navigate the right turn in the taxiway. At this point the rudder pedal went to the firewall. The forward speed was approximately 30-35 mph. At this time the aircraft started turning to the left. Tthe aircraft continued in a continually tightning left turn until the right wing tip came into ground. The aircraft ground looped. The prop did not strike the ground. The only damage to the aircraft is the right wing tip and right wing upper capstrip on the outbd rib separated. No spar damage.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS TURNING OFF ON HIGH-SPEED TAXIWAY "D". UPON ENTERING THE TAXIWAY, RIGHT RUDDER WAS APPLIED TO CORRECT TO NAVIGATE THE RIGHT TURN IN THE TAXIWAY. AT THIS POINT THE RUDDER PEDAL WENT TO THE FIREWALL. THE FORWARD SPEED WAS APPROXIMATELY 30-35 MPH. AT THIS TIME THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TURNING TO THE LEFT. TTHE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED IN A CONTINUALLY TIGHTNING LEFT TURN UNTIL THE RIGHT WING TIP CAME INTO GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED. THE PROP DID NOT STRIKE THE GROUND. THE ONLY DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT IS THE RIGHT WING TIP AND RIGHT WING UPPER CAPSTRIP ON THE OUTBD RIB SEPARATED. NO SPAR DAMAGE.