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FAA incident report · Aviat A-1B · Midlothian/Waxa, TX · August 24, 2000

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Date
August 24, 2000 · 17:30 local
Place
Midlothian/Waxa, TX
Airport
Mid-Way Airport
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N573EL
Reported as
Aviat A1B
Pilot’s flight hours
975 total78 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days
N573ELRegistered now · Aviat A-1BS/N 2038 · Built 1999Airframe modelAviat A-1BEngine modelLycoming O&VO-360 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)Pilot stated that he had made a good landing at Midlothian airport and was rolling out when the wind shifted from the south to the north and back to the south again. The aircraft weathervaned into the wind and started a ground loop to the left. The pilot was unable to keep the aircraft from departing the runway and the right wing tip drug the ground. Minor damage to the aircraft and no injuries to the sole occupant. Pilot stated the wind was about 5 knots out of the south.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD MADE A GOOD LANDING AT MIDLOTHIAN AIRPORT AND WAS ROLLING OUT WHEN THE WIND SHIFTED FROM THE SOUTH TO THE NORTH AND BACK TO THE SOUTH AGAIN. THE AIRCRAFT WEATHERVANED INTO THE WIND AND STARTED A GROUND LOOP TO THE LEFT. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO KEEP THE AIRCRAFT FROM DEPARTING THE RUNWAY AND THE RIGHT WING TIP DRUG THE GROUND. MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AND NO INJURIES TO THE SOLE OCCUPANT. PILOT STATED THE WIND WAS ABOUT 5 KNOTS OUT OF THE SOUTH.