20020921026249A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Chris A-1 · Cherry Point, NC · September 21, 2002

Date: September 21, 2002 · 11:00 local
Place: Cherry Point, NC
Airport: Cherry Point Mcas/Cunningham
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N6QR
NTSB investigation: NTSBMIA02CA177
Reported as: Chris A1

N6QRRegistration cancelled Feb 9, 2006 · Aviat A-1S/N 1384 · Built 1997 Airframe modelAviat A-1 Engine modelLycoming 0-360-A1DReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Aircraft departed mqi as number four aircraft in a flight of four. Flight was from mqi to nkt. Upon arrival at nkt, N6QR was number four for landing. The other three aircraft landed without incident and N6QR was cleared to land. The pilot flared slightly high which resulted in a minor bounce upon landing. The aircraft then touched down and ground looped. Damage as a result of the ground loop was a collapsed left main landing gear and damaged left wingtip.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED MQI AS NUMBER FOUR AIRCRAFT IN A FLIGHT OF FOUR. FLIGHT WAS FROM MQI TO NKT. UPON ARRIVAL AT NKT, N6QR WAS NUMBER FOUR FOR LANDING. THE OTHER THREE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AND N6QR WAS CLEARED TO LAND. THE PILOT FLARED SLIGHTLY HIGH WHICH RESULTED IN A MINOR BOUNCE UPON LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT THEN TOUCHED DOWN AND GROUND LOOPED. DAMAGE AS A RESULT OF THE GROUND LOOP WAS A COLLAPSED LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR AND DAMAGED LEFT WINGTIP.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB MIA02CA177Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCherry Point, NCthe pilot misjudged the landing flare, resulting in a hard landing, an inadvertent ground loop, and the subsequent impact with the runway.Sep 21, 2002 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N6QR · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 20051021026059AGo Round (Aborted VFR) · Kaycee, WY(-23) During landing on a hay field the pilot-in-command [privacy data omitted] attempted a go-around, the aircraft stalled which caused substantial damage to the aircraft.Oct 21, 2005 · Substantial damage