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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtr AVID MAGNUM · Minneapolis, MN · March 2, 2002

Date: March 2, 2002 · 16:45 local
Place: Minneapolis, MN
Airport: Crystal Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N6324P
Reported as: Amtr Avidmagnum
Reported engine: Lycoming O320*
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 160 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days

N6324PRegistered now · Ostrom Donald AVID MAGNUMS/N 0094 Airframe modelOstrom Donald AVID MAGNUM Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) During landing pilot had gust of wind lift rt. Wing and in the process of correcting aircraft veered off runway 90 degrees and was headed for a hangar. In order to avoid hitting the hangar the pilot turned sharply and ground looped causing the tip of the rt. Elevator to hit the corner of the hangar. Damage to the aircraft was contained to the rt. Elevator tip and wrinkles in the fabric skin where the vertical stabilizer attaches to the fuselage.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) DURING LANDING PILOT HAD GUST OF WIND LIFT RT. WING AND IN THE PROCESS OF CORRECTING AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF RUNWAY 90 DEGREES AND WAS HEADED FOR A HANGAR. IN ORDER TO AVOID HITTING THE HANGAR THE PILOT TURNED SHARPLY AND GROUND LOOPED CAUSING THE TIP OF THE RT. ELEVATOR TO HIT THE CORNER OF THE HANGAR. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS CONTAINED TO THE RT. ELEVATOR TIP AND WRINKLES IN THE FABRIC SKIN WHERE THE VERTICAL STABILIZER ATTACHES TO THE FUSELAGE.