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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Frchld KR-21 · Tucson, AZ · May 7, 2000

Date
May 7, 2000 · 11:20 local
Place
Tucson, AZ
Airport
Avra Valley Airport
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N206V
Reported as
Frchld KR21
Reported engine
GLADEN K5
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
8,781 total13 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

(-23) Ground looped on landing damaged to wing. (.4) on may 7, 2000, about 1120 hours mountain standard time, a fairchild KR-21, NC206V, sustained substantial damage when it veered off the runway at the marana northwest regional airport, marana, Arizona. The owner operated the airplane under the provisions of 14 CFR part 91. The commercial pilot and a student pilot rated passenger were not injured. The personal cross-country flight departed buckeye, Arizona, about 1000. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The pilot stated he was landing on runway 12 and the winds were light and variable. Touchdown was uneventful, but during the landing roll the airplane veered to the right. The airplane departed the runway, and struck a runway edge light. The left wing contacted the ground damaging several ribs, the fabric, and the wing spar. The pilot did not report any mechanical problems with the airplane.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) GROUND LOOPED ON LANDING DAMAGED TO WING. (.4) ON MAY 7, 2000, ABOUT 1120 HOURS MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, A FAIRCHILD KR-21, NC206V, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY AT THE MARANA NORTHWEST REGIONAL AIRPORT, MARANA, ARIZONA. THE OWNER OPERATED THE AIRPLANE UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT AND A STUDENT PILOT RATED PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. THE PERSONAL CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT DEPARTED BUCKEYE, ARIZONA, ABOUT 1000. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE PILOT STATED HE WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 12 AND THE WINDS WERE LIGHT AND VARIABLE. TOUCHDOWN WAS UNEVENTFUL, BUT DURING THE LANDING ROLL THE AIRPLANE VEERED TO THE RIGHT. THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED THE RUNWAY, AND STRUCK A RUNWAY EDGE LIGHT. THE LEFT WING CONTACTED THE GROUND DAMAGING SEVERAL RIBS, THE FABRIC, AND THE WING SPAR. THE PILOT DID NOT REPORT ANY MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE AIRPLANE.