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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Swftms GC-1B · Paoli, IN · March 4, 2005

Date: March 4, 2005 · 14:30 local
Place: Paoli, IN
Airport: Paoli Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N2328B
Reported as: Swftms GC1B
Reported engine: Lycoming O320*
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,800 total600 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days

N2328BRegistered now · Temco GC-1BS/N 3628 · Built 1948 Airframe modelTemco GC-1B Engine modelContinental C125 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot and passenger departed bowman field on a VFR return flight to Paoli Municipal Airport (I42). Reported winds at departure airport were 270/16G23. Pilot reported encountering gusty crosswinds on final approach and landing at I42, but experienced no difficulty in aligning the aircraft for landing on runway 20. Immediately after touchdown during the landing roll the pilot encountered strong gusty winds resulting in a ground loop with the aircraft departing the runway. The aircraft experienced minor damage confined to the prop and right landing gear strut. There are no reported injuries.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT AND PASSENGER DEPARTED BOWMAN FIELD ON A VFR RETURN FLIGHT TO PAOLI MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (I42). REPORTED WINDS AT DEPARTURE AIRPORT WERE 270/16G23. PILOT REPORTED ENCOUNTERING GUSTY CROSSWINDS ON FINAL APPROACH AND LANDING AT I42, BUT EXPERIENCED NO DIFFICULTY IN ALIGNING THE AIRCRAFT FOR LANDING ON RUNWAY 20. IMMEDIATELY AFTER TOUCHDOWN DURING THE LANDING ROLL THE PILOT ENCOUNTERED STRONG GUSTY WINDS RESULTING IN A GROUND LOOP WITH THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTING THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED MINOR DAMAGE CONFINED TO THE PROP AND RIGHT LANDING GEAR STRUT. THERE ARE NO REPORTED INJURIES.

Other reports on N2328B · 1

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

Incident 19930407015809IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Wilmington, DEPilot over corrected for wind. Imposed side load on gear. Right main gear collapsed.Apr 7, 1993 · Minor damage