What happened
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(-23) On 9/5/2000 aircraft N1447D, Cessna 170A received substantial damage after running off the runway (ground loop) during landing at Limestone county airport, Mexia, TX. The aircraft rolled down a slight incline between the taxiway and the runway. The right landing gear bowed under the aircraft causing damage to the fuslag structure under the right front seat. The right hand door post was broken at the windshield and the plexiglass was separated from the fuselage. The pilot reported that during the normal landing the wind shifted from the south to the northeast, giving him a quartering tail wind. He said that he applied appropriate correction as the airplane was skidding sideways. He also stated that the right wheel hit a small dirt mound. The right landing gear tire was flat. The aircraft came to rest facing northeast approximately 75 feet from the runway on the east side.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON 9/5/2000 AIRCRAFT N1447D, CESSNA 170A RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AFTER RUNNING OFF THE RUNWAY (GROUND LOOP) DURING LANDING AT LIMESTONE COUNTY AIRPORT, MEXIA, TX. THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED DOWN A SLIGHT INCLINE BETWEEN THE TAXIWAY AND THE RUNWAY. THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR BOWED UNDER THE AIRCRAFT CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE FUSLAG STRUCTURE UNDER THE RIGHT FRONT SEAT. THE RIGHT HAND DOOR POST WAS BROKEN AT THE WINDSHIELD AND THE PLEXIGLASS WAS SEPARATED FROM THE FUSELAGE. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT DURING THE NORMAL LANDING THE WIND SHIFTED FROM THE SOUTH TO THE NORTHEAST, GIVING HIM A QUARTERING TAIL WIND. HE SAID THAT HE APPLIED APPROPRIATE CORRECTION AS THE AIRPLANE WAS SKIDDING SIDEWAYS. HE ALSO STATED THAT THE RIGHT WHEEL HIT A SMALL DIRT MOUND. THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR TIRE WAS FLAT. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST FACING NORTHEAST APPROXIMATELY 75 FEET FROM THE RUNWAY ON THE EAST SIDE.
NTSB investigation
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