20040719016389I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Frchld 24W-40 · Casa Grande, AZ · July 19, 2004

Date
July 19, 2004 · 09:00 local
Place
Casa Grande, AZ
Airport
Casa Grande Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N28648
Reported as
Frchld 24W40
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
160 total16 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) On July 19, 2004, at approximately 0900 local, Mr. Michael still was pilot-in-command of N28648, a fairchild 24W-40, and performing touch and go landings at Casa Grande Municipal Airport (cgz) for currency. On the second approach and landing, upon touchdown, the aircraft bounced. Mr. Still lost control of the aircraft and the left wing dipped down and touched the runway. The airplane ground looped to the left and came to rest 180 degrees from the landing runway. The tail wheel separated from the aircraft due to side loading during the landing sequence. Damage was limited to the left wingtip and tailwheel assembly. Mr. Still was the sole occupant and there were no injuries.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON JULY 19, 2004, AT APPROXIMATELY 0900 LOCAL, MR. MICHAEL STILL WAS PILOT-IN-COMMAND OF N28648, A FAIRCHILD 24W-40, AND PERFORMING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS AT CASA GRANDE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (CGZ) FOR CURRENCY. ON THE SECOND APPROACH AND LANDING, UPON TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED. MR. STILL LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND THE LEFT WING DIPPED DOWN AND TOUCHED THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE GROUND LOOPED TO THE LEFT AND CAME TO REST 180 DEGREES FROM THE LANDING RUNWAY. THE TAIL WHEEL SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT DUE TO SIDE LOADING DURING THE LANDING SEQUENCE. DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO THE LEFT WINGTIP AND TAILWHEEL ASSEMBLY. MR. STILL WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES.