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FAA incident report · Amtr VANS RV-8 · Tulsa, OK · March 8, 2004

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Date
March 8, 2004 · 17:22 local
Place
Tulsa, OK
Airport
Richard Lloyd Jones Jr Airport
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N4546Y
Reported as
Amtr VANSRV8
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
9,000 total275 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days
N4546YRegistered now · Inhofe James M / Davis Jim VANS RV-8S/N 81168 · Built 2002Airframe modelInhofe James M / Davis Jim VANS RV-8Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

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(-23) After landing and turning right on the taxiway the aircraft made a ground loop of more than 360 degrees when the brakes were applied. The skid marks showed both main landing gear tires were skidding for about 60 feet during the turn off the runway onto the taxiway. The left gear tire skid indicated the fiberglass wheel fairing was dragging and left behind red and whit paint and fiberglass residue on the taxiway for about 10 more feet. The left gear skid mark made a small circle when the aircraft made its ground loop. The attachment screws had been pulled through the left wheel fairing where it was attached to the inboard mount. The fairing was loose and interfered with rotation of the tire. A streaky residue on the fairing indicates brake fluid had been leaking from the brake caliper during flight. The front of the wheel fairing was worn through by skidding along on the taxiway under the tire. The brake caliper fitting was pulled out of the brake caliper and was still attached to the hose.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AFTER LANDING AND TURNING RIGHT ON THE TAXIWAY THE AIRCRAFT MADE A GROUND LOOP OF MORE THAN 360 DEGREES WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE SKID MARKS SHOWED BOTH MAIN LANDING GEAR TIRES WERE SKIDDING FOR ABOUT 60 FEET DURING THE TURN OFF THE RUNWAY ONTO THE TAXIWAY. THE LEFT GEAR TIRE SKID INDICATED THE FIBERGLASS WHEEL FAIRING WAS DRAGGING AND LEFT BEHIND RED AND WHIT PAINT AND FIBERGLASS RESIDUE ON THE TAXIWAY FOR ABOUT 10 MORE FEET. THE LEFT GEAR SKID MARK MADE A SMALL CIRCLE WHEN THE AIRCRAFT MADE ITS GROUND LOOP. THE ATTACHMENT SCREWS HAD BEEN PULLED THROUGH THE LEFT WHEEL FAIRING WHERE IT WAS ATTACHED TO THE INBOARD MOUNT. THE FAIRING WAS LOOSE AND INTERFERED WITH ROTATION OF THE TIRE. A STREAKY RESIDUE ON THE FAIRING INDICATES BRAKE FLUID HAD BEEN LEAKING FROM THE BRAKE CALIPER DURING FLIGHT. THE FRONT OF THE WHEEL FAIRING WAS WORN THROUGH BY SKIDDING ALONG ON THE TAXIWAY UNDER THE TIRE. THE BRAKE CALIPER FITTING WAS PULLED OUT OF THE BRAKE CALIPER AND WAS STILL ATTACHED TO THE HOSE.

Other reports on N4546Y · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 20110622011699ALanding: Touchdown · Sheridan, WYOn June 22, 2011 at approximately 1730 LCL N4546Y, a vans RV-8, sustained substantial damage upon landing at Sheridan, WY. The pilot and one (1) passenger received no injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time. The flight was being…Jun 22, 2011 · Substantial damageIncident 20061005024779IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Tulsa, OK(-23) On October 5, 2006, a vans (experimental) RV-8, N4546Y, lost directional control while landing on runway 1 right at the Richard Jones-Tulsa riverside airport, jenks, OK. The aircraft received minor damage; the commercial rated pilot and passenger was…Oct 5, 2006 · Minor damage