What happened
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(-23) Lynne buxton was pilot in command and was practicing landing at Grand Junction, CO. Airport when the airplane swerved to the right but the pilot over corrected and the airplane looped to the left. (.19) on January 31, 2001, at 1530 MST, a Cessna 172 (tail wheel conversion), N6830A, sustained substantial damage when it was insvolved in a ground loop during landing roll at Grand Junction, Colorado. The private pilot and sole occupant was not injured. The flight was a local personal flight operating under title 14 CFR part 91 and no flight plan was filed. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) LYNNE BUXTON WAS PILOT IN COMMAND AND WAS PRACTICING LANDING AT GRAND JUNCTION, CO. AIRPORT WHEN THE AIRPLANE SWERVED TO THE RIGHT BUT THE PILOT OVER CORRECTED AND THE AIRPLANE LOOPED TO THE LEFT. (.19) ON JANUARY 31, 2001, AT 1530 MST, A CESSNA 172 (TAIL WHEEL CONVERSION), N6830A, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT WAS INSVOLVED IN A GROUND LOOP DURING LANDING ROLL AT GRAND JUNCTION, COLORADO. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND SOLE OCCUPANT WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT WAS A LOCAL PERSONAL FLIGHT OPERATING UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED.
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