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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Swftms GC1B · St Marys, GA · June 13, 2003

Date: June 13, 2003 · 10:00 local
Place: St Marys, GA
Airport: St Marys Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N10JN
Reported as: Swftms GC1B
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,365 total38 in this make and model26 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) On June 13, 2003, at approximately 10:00 am EDT, a universal globe GC-1B, landed at st. Marys, Georgia airport (4J6), and during roll out ground looped causing minor damage. The pilot, Mr. Ronal william smith, in his written statement, said he had departed from monks corner-berkley county, south carolina, (50J) at approximately 7:55 am EDT, enroute to spruce creek airpark, FL., with a planned fuel stop at st. Marys, Georgia. The pilot stated that after a normal landing, and during rollout at approximately 25 mph, the aircraft veered to the left and using rudder and brake he was not able to prevent the aircraft from continuing to veer and a ground loop ensued and the right main landing gear collapsed and the right wing tip and the propeller struck the ground causing minor damage.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON JUNE 13, 2003, AT APPROXIMATELY 10:00 AM EDT, A UNIVERSAL GLOBE GC-1B, LANDED AT ST. MARYS, GEORGIA AIRPORT (4J6), AND DURING ROLL OUT GROUND LOOPED CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE. THE PILOT, MR. RONAL WILLIAM SMITH, IN HIS WRITTEN STATEMENT, SAID HE HAD DEPARTED FROM MONKS CORNER-BERKLEY COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA, (50J) AT APPROXIMATELY 7:55 AM EDT, ENROUTE TO SPRUCE CREEK AIRPARK, FL., WITH A PLANNED FUEL STOP AT ST. MARYS, GEORGIA. THE PILOT STATED THAT AFTER A NORMAL LANDING, AND DURING ROLLOUT AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT AND USING RUDDER AND BRAKE HE WAS NOT ABLE TO PREVENT THE AIRCRAFT FROM CONTINUING TO VEER AND A GROUND LOOP ENSUED AND THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE RIGHT WING TIP AND THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE GROUND CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE.