What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The aircraft N1681C was on the landing roll at Clarks Point, Alaska with a gusting 20 knot left crosswind. The runway surface which is gravel and under new construction had standing water in places. The aircraft was equipped with gar-aero 29X10 tires. The pilot had proper control positions for a left crosswind and was applying right brake at the same time. The pilot said that the right tire was hydroplaning on the standing water when it hit a rock or gravel with the brake locked. The tire spun on the wheel causing the valve-stem to sever, causing an immediate flat tire. The aircraft ground looped to the right causing the right wing tip to strike the ground, causing damage from the tip to approximately two and a half feet inboard. The right gear box suffered a few loose rivits. Overall damage to the aircraft is minimal.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE AIRCRAFT N1681C WAS ON THE LANDING ROLL AT CLARKS POINT, ALASKA WITH A GUSTING 20 KNOT LEFT CROSSWIND. THE RUNWAY SURFACE WHICH IS GRAVEL AND UNDER NEW CONSTRUCTION HAD STANDING WATER IN PLACES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS EQUIPPED WITH GAR-AERO 29X10 TIRES. THE PILOT HAD PROPER CONTROL POSITIONS FOR A LEFT CROSSWIND AND WAS APPLYING RIGHT BRAKE AT THE SAME TIME. THE PILOT SAID THAT THE RIGHT TIRE WAS HYDROPLANING ON THE STANDING WATER WHEN IT HIT A ROCK OR GRAVEL WITH THE BRAKE LOCKED. THE TIRE SPUN ON THE WHEEL CAUSING THE VALVE-STEM TO SEVER, CAUSING AN IMMEDIATE FLAT TIRE. THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED TO THE RIGHT CAUSING THE RIGHT WING TIP TO STRIKE THE GROUND, CAUSING DAMAGE FROM THE TIP TO APPROXIMATELY TWO AND A HALF FEET INBOARD. THE RIGHT GEAR BOX SUFFERED A FEW LOOSE RIVITS. OVERALL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT IS MINIMAL.
NTSB investigation
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