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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Boeing A75N1 · Hopkinsville, KY · September 24, 2004

Date: September 24, 2004 · 15:20 local
Place: Hopkinsville, KY
Airport: Hopkinsville-Christian County
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N985SS
Reported as: Boeing A75N1
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,123 total44 in this make and model1 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) Pilot completed a pleasure flight that included several takeoffs and landings for maintaining currency. After landing, the pilot initiated a right turn off the runway onto a taxiway. The right wingtips began to rise. The pilot then applied left brake and full left rudder. The aircraft then began a left turn, completing a 360 degree turn. In the turn, the right lower wing contacted the ground. Minor damage to the right lower aileron, aileron trim bracket, and wingtip only.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT COMPLETED A PLEASURE FLIGHT THAT INCLUDED SEVERAL TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS FOR MAINTAINING CURRENCY. AFTER LANDING, THE PILOT INITIATED A RIGHT TURN OFF THE RUNWAY ONTO A TAXIWAY. THE RIGHT WINGTIPS BEGAN TO RISE. THE PILOT THEN APPLIED LEFT BRAKE AND FULL LEFT RUDDER. THE AIRCRAFT THEN BEGAN A LEFT TURN, COMPLETING A 360 DEGREE TURN. IN THE TURN, THE RIGHT LOWER WING CONTACTED THE GROUND. MINOR DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT LOWER AILERON, AILERON TRIM BRACKET, AND WINGTIP ONLY.