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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Aviat A-1B · Odessa, TX · March 23, 2001

Date: March 23, 2001 · 11:00 local
Place: Odessa, TX
Airport: Odessa Schlemeyer Field Airport
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N304C
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW01LA089
Reported as: Aviat A1B
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0

N304CRegistered now · Aviat A-1BS/N 2113 · Built 2000 Airframe modelAviat A-1B Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On March 23, 2001, at approx. 1100 CST, the PIC of Aviat-husky aircraft, N304C, lost control and groundlooped during the landing sequence. The a/c sustained substantial damage when it departed the runway collapsing the left main gear. The left wing impacted the ground and bent midway at the main spar section near the strut attachment. Mr. Hunter the pilot and sole occupant was not injured. VFR weather conditions prevailed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON MARCH 23, 2001, AT APPROX. 1100 CST, THE PIC OF AVIAT-HUSKY AIRCRAFT, N304C, LOST CONTROL AND GROUNDLOOPED DURING THE LANDING SEQUENCE. THE A/C SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY COLLAPSING THE LEFT MAIN GEAR. THE LEFT WING IMPACTED THE GROUND AND BENT MIDWAY AT THE MAIN SPAR SECTION NEAR THE STRUT ATTACHMENT. MR. HUNTER THE PILOT AND SOLE OCCUPANT WAS NOT INJURED. VFR WEATHER CONDITIONS PREVAILED.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB FTW01LA089Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportOdessa, TXthe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing, which resulted in a ground loop.Mar 23, 2001 · Substantial damage