# Incident 20031120028109I: Chris A1, Borrego Springs, CA, November 20, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 20, 2003, 13:00 local time
- Place: Borrego Springs, CA
- Airport: Borrego Valley Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2590° N, 116.3210° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BORREGO VALLEY (L08), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2590&lon=-116.3210&mi=10
- Aircraft: N180HU, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N180HU) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aviat A-1 (registry code 2210302, https://openairdocs.org/model/aviat-a-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-360-A1D (registry code 41504, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-360-a1d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHRIS A1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 147 total, 17 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031120028109I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-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.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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