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(.4)After landing, the pilot ground looped the airplane. An eyewitness stated that the airplane was fast and long over the runway for the landing. Examination of the accident site showed that the airplane had rotated 180 degrees on the ground and was facing the opposite landing direction. The pilot reported a tailwind during the landing. No mechanical problems with the airplane were reported by the pilot. (.19)on April 30, 2000, at 1530 EDT, a Cessna 172M, N13330, collided with the ground during an attempted landing on a private airstrip in Clinton, tennesse. The personal flight was operated by the pilot under the provisions of 14 CFR part 91 with no flight plan filed. Visual weather conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The airplane sustained substantial damage, and the private pilot and his passenger were not injuried. The local flight departed Clinton, tennesse, at 1445. Reportedly, the pilot stated that he ground looped the airplane during the landing roll-out to avoid a pond on the departure end of the landing runaway. An eyewitness stated that the airplane was fast and long over the runway for the landing. No mechani cal problems with the airplane were reported by the pilot. (-23)pilot was conducting a local flight and landed too long on his private grass field near Clinton, TN. During landing roll out, aircraft could not stop in the available runway, and pilot ground looped to avoid going down an embankment.