20031120028109I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Chris A-1 · Borrego Springs, CA · November 20, 2003

Date: November 20, 2003 · 13:00 local
Place: Borrego Springs, CA
Airport: Borrego Valley Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N180HU
Reported as: Chris A1
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 147 total17 in this make and model17 in the last 90 days

N180HURegistered now · Aviat A-1S/N 1333 · Built 1996 Airframe modelAviat A-1 Engine modelLycoming 0-360-A1DReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot is employed as state park ranger in a flying status. She was receiving instruction in conventional type landing gear aircraft as part of her employment. Earilier in the day she had received dual instruction from a CFI, she then made several solo flights staying in the local traffic pattern performing touch & go and full stop landings. During landing on runway 7, the pilot lost control (ground looped) of the aircraft during the final rollout. The aircraft slowly veered to the left onto the soft dirt median of the runway causing the aircraft to nose over. The pilot was not injured. Damage to the aircraft was very minor, including a bend propeller, and spinner assembly. This incident is not related to any NMAC or pilot deviation reported by ATC.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT IS EMPLOYED AS STATE PARK RANGER IN A FLYING STATUS. SHE WAS RECEIVING INSTRUCTION IN CONVENTIONAL TYPE LANDING GEAR AIRCRAFT AS PART OF HER EMPLOYMENT. EARILIER IN THE DAY SHE HAD RECEIVED DUAL INSTRUCTION FROM A CFI, SHE THEN MADE SEVERAL SOLO FLIGHTS STAYING IN THE LOCAL TRAFFIC PATTERN PERFORMING TOUCH & GO AND FULL STOP LANDINGS. DURING LANDING ON RUNWAY 7, THE PILOT LOST CONTROL (GROUND LOOPED) OF THE AIRCRAFT DURING THE FINAL ROLLOUT. THE AIRCRAFT SLOWLY VEERED TO THE LEFT ONTO THE SOFT DIRT MEDIAN OF THE RUNWAY CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO NOSE OVER. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS VERY MINOR, INCLUDING A BEND PROPELLER, AND SPINNER ASSEMBLY. THIS INCIDENT IS NOT RELATED TO ANY NMAC OR PILOT DEVIATION REPORTED BY ATC.