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Accident · Substantial damage
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FAA accident report · Amtr WACO YMF · Santa Barbara, CA · December 13, 2004

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Date
December 13, 2004
Place
Santa Barbara, CA
Airport
Santa Barbara Municipal
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N95JD
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX05CA052
Reported as
Amtr Wacoymf
Reported engine
JACOBP R755B2M
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,339 total28 in this make and model28 in the last 90 days
N95JDRegistered now · Classic WACO YMFS/N F5C-058 · Built 1994Airframe modelClassic WACO YMFEngine modelJacobs R755B seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

(-23) N95JD was a classic aircraft corp/waco ymf s/n F5C-058. It is a biplae and with tricyclic fixed landing gear. The commercial pilot privacy data omitted flew to sba and landed on rwy 25 and turned onto rwy 15. There the aircraft ground looped and the fixed left landing gear bent inwards. Also, the left wings, upper and lower, were damaged. The left wing lift and drag struts were also damaged. The left main landing gear was also damaged. ELT battery expiry date September 05. There are no incident/accident/violations in the isis report for the pilot. The aircraft N95JD isis report had no previous incident/accident report. Emergency vehicles were present. The pilot walked out of the aircraft. The aircraft was released by NTSB to be moved to the hangar. I visited the hangar on 12-20-04. The aircraft had been disassembled. The engine and the propeller did not seem to have any damage. Also, the empennage section did not appear to have sustained any damage. The fuselage did not appear to have any damage except the main landing gear attachments. No injuries. No fatality. There was no property or other aircraft damage. N95JD was damaged.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) N95JD WAS A CLASSIC AIRCRAFT CORP/WACO YMF S/N F5C-058. IT IS A BIPLAE AND WITH TRICYCLIC FIXED LANDING GEAR. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FLEW TO SBA AND LANDED ON RWY 25 AND TURNED ONTO RWY 15. THERE THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED AND THE FIXED LEFT LANDING GEAR BENT INWARDS. ALSO, THE LEFT WINGS, UPPER AND LOWER, WERE DAMAGED. THE LEFT WING LIFT AND DRAG STRUTS WERE ALSO DAMAGED. THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR WAS ALSO DAMAGED. ELT BATTERY EXPIRY DATE SEPTEMBER 05. THERE ARE NO INCIDENT/ACCIDENT/VIOLATIONS IN THE ISIS REPORT FOR THE PILOT. THE AIRCRAFT N95JD ISIS REPORT HAD NO PREVIOUS INCIDENT/ACCIDENT REPORT. EMERGENCY VEHICLES WERE PRESENT. THE PILOT WALKED OUT OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED BY NTSB TO BE MOVED TO THE HANGAR. I VISITED THE HANGAR ON 12-20-04. THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN DISASSEMBLED. THE ENGINE AND THE PROPELLER DID NOT SEEM TO HAVE ANY DAMAGE. ALSO, THE EMPENNAGE SECTION DID NOT APPEAR TO HAVE SUSTAINED ANY DAMAGE. THE FUSELAGE DID NOT APPEAR TO HAVE ANY DAMAGE EXCEPT THE MAIN LANDING GEAR ATTACHMENTS. NO INJURIES. NO FATALITY. THERE WAS NO PROPERTY OR OTHER AIRCRAFT DAMAGE. N95JD WAS DAMAGED.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB LAX05CA052Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportSanta Barbara, CAThe pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions and failure to maintain directional control during landing rollout, which resulted in a ground loop.Dec 13, 2004 · Substantial damage