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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 185F · Fort Collins, CO · February 7, 2000

Date: February 7, 2000 · 12:15 local
Place: Fort Collins, CO
Airport: Fort Collins-Loveland Municipal Arp
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N721
NTSB investigation: NTSBDEN00TA049
Reported as: Cessna 185F
Fatal injuries: 0

N721Registered now · Cessna TU206GS/N U20606256 · Built 1981 Airframe modelCessna TU206G Engine modelContinental TSIO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) The flight instructor, seated in the right seat (who was not current in the airplane) had been giving the pilot in the left seat a biennial flight review (bfr). At the conclusion of the bfr, it was agreed that the flight instructor would make a landing. When the a/c touched down, it veered to the right and ground looped.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, SEATED IN THE RIGHT SEAT (WHO WAS NOT CURRENT IN THE AIRPLANE) HAD BEEN GIVING THE PILOT IN THE LEFT SEAT A BIENNIAL FLIGHT REVIEW (BFR). AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE BFR, IT WAS AGREED THAT THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WOULD MAKE A LANDING. WHEN THE A/C TOUCHED DOWN, IT VEERED TO THE RIGHT AND GROUND LOOPED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB DEN00TA049Accident · Minor injuriesFinal reportLoveland, COFailure of the pilot in command to maintain directional control, resulting in an inadvertent ground loop. A factor was the crosswind.Feb 7, 2000 · Substantial damage