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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Swftms GC1B · Columbia, SC · April 8, 2000

Date: April 8, 2000 · 08:45 local
Place: Columbia, SC
Airport: Owens Downtown Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N41P
Reported as: Swftms GC1B
Reported engine: Continental IO360*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,600 total110 in this make and model13 in the last 90 days

N41PRegistered now · Universal GLOBE GC-1BS/N 1128 · Built 1946 Airframe modelUniversal GLOBE GC-1B Engine modelContinental C125 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) PIC made approach to landing on runway (rwy) 31. After a wheel landing aircraft (ac) rolled out and the tailwheel contacted the rwy along the center line. After tail wheel contacted the rwy surface the ac proceeded to drifted to the left. The PIC corrected dirft with full aileron into the wind and full right rudder. As the ac continued to drift left the pilot applied right brake. The ac immediatelt runed right, crossed the rwy, skidded off the rwy into the grass and came to rest 180 degrees to RWY31. The side load caused the gear to collapse. The propellor blades were bent backwards at 90 degree angles 6 inches from the tips. The ac was otherwise undamaged. The sole occupant of the ac was not injured. The wind was generally 220 @ 18G26.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PIC MADE APPROACH TO LANDING ON RUNWAY (RWY) 31. AFTER A WHEEL LANDING AIRCRAFT (AC) ROLLED OUT AND THE TAILWHEEL CONTACTED THE RWY ALONG THE CENTER LINE. AFTER TAIL WHEEL CONTACTED THE RWY SURFACE THE AC PROCEEDED TO DRIFTED TO THE LEFT. THE PIC CORRECTED DIRFT WITH FULL AILERON INTO THE WIND AND FULL RIGHT RUDDER. AS THE AC CONTINUED TO DRIFT LEFT THE PILOT APPLIED RIGHT BRAKE. THE AC IMMEDIATELT RUNED RIGHT, CROSSED THE RWY, SKIDDED OFF THE RWY INTO THE GRASS AND CAME TO REST 180 DEGREES TO RWY31. THE SIDE LOAD CAUSED THE GEAR TO COLLAPSE. THE PROPELLOR BLADES WERE BENT BACKWARDS AT 90 DEGREE ANGLES 6 INCHES FROM THE TIPS. THE AC WAS OTHERWISE UNDAMAGED. THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AC WAS NOT INJURED. THE WIND WAS GENERALLY 220 @ 18G26.