What happened
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(-23) Ground loop on takeoff roll, resulting in substantial damage to 36 inches of right wing tip and aileron, right elevator and right horizontal stabilizer bent and torn. Box holding right main landing gear steel gear leg in fuselage, is displaced. Pilot lost control during takeoff roll during slight cross wind, departed runway and ground looped. Pilot stated he may have momentarily pushed the wrong rudder peddle thus aggravating the ground loop. Counseled pilot on scene and counseled instructor, john carlton, CFI 185099 at FSDO.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) GROUND LOOP ON TAKEOFF ROLL, RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO 36 INCHES OF RIGHT WING TIP AND AILERON, RIGHT ELEVATOR AND RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER BENT AND TORN. BOX HOLDING RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR STEEL GEAR LEG IN FUSELAGE, IS DISPLACED. PILOT LOST CONTROL DURING TAKEOFF ROLL DURING SLIGHT CROSS WIND, DEPARTED RUNWAY AND GROUND LOOPED. PILOT STATED HE MAY HAVE MOMENTARILY PUSHED THE WRONG RUDDER PEDDLE THUS AGGRAVATING THE GROUND LOOP. COUNSELED PILOT ON SCENE AND COUNSELED INSTRUCTOR, JOHN CARLTON, CFI 185099 AT FSDO.
NTSB investigation
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