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Accident · Minor damage

FAA accident report · Bbavia 7GCBC · Buffalo, SD · July 28, 2003

Date: July 28, 2003 · 17:30 local
Place: Buffalo, SD
Airport: Harding County Airport
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N9032L
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI03LA178
Reported as: Bbavia 7GCBC
Reported engine: Lycoming O320*
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 505 total95 in this make and model120 in the last 90 days

N9032LRegistered now · Champion 7GCBCS/N 259-70 · Built 1970 Airframe modelChampion 7GCBC Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) During an instructional flight lesson, the student and instructor were practicing "fast taxi" in preparation for take-off. The aircraft started to turn right and when correction was attempted the right main landing gear wheel and tailwheel broke, causing a ground loop. Damage was limited to wheels and fuselage longerons tubing.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) DURING AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT LESSON, THE STUDENT AND INSTRUCTOR WERE PRACTICING "FAST TAXI" IN PREPARATION FOR TAKE-OFF. THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO TURN RIGHT AND WHEN CORRECTION WAS ATTEMPTED THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR WHEEL AND TAILWHEEL BROKE, CAUSING A GROUND LOOP. DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO WHEELS AND FUSELAGE LONGERONS TUBING.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB CHI03LA178Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBuffalo, SDThe instructor pilot's inadequate remedial action to the dual student's loss of aircraft control during high speed taxiing which lead to the inadvertent ground loop/swerve. A factor was the student not maintaining aircraft control.Jul 28, 2003 · Substantial damage