20040814028029A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtr Bushbymii · Elkhart, IN · August 14, 2004

Date
August 14, 2004 · 09:30 local
Place
Elkhart, IN
Airport
Elkhart Municipal
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N44DX
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI04CA226
Reported as
Amtr Bushbymii
Reported engine
Lycoming IO320*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
565 total35 in this make and model16 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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(-23) Aircraft landed at ekm runway 27. Pilot stated that after the tail wheel touched the runway the plane veered to the right, ground looped and ended up in the grass nose down.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT LANDED AT EKM RUNWAY 27. PILOT STATED THAT AFTER THE TAIL WHEEL TOUCHED THE RUNWAY THE PLANE VEERED TO THE RIGHT, GROUND LOOPED AND ENDED UP IN THE GRASS NOSE DOWN.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

Other reports on N44DX · 1

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