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FAA accident report · Bbavia 8GCBC · Phoenix, AZ · June 17, 2005

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Date
June 17, 2005 · 13:25 local
Place
Phoenix, AZ
Airport
Phoenix-Deer Valley Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N617MA
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX05CA211
Reported as
Bbavia 8GCBC
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,100 total8 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days
N617MARegistered now · American Champion 8GCBCS/N 444-2003 · Built 2003Airframe modelAmerican Champion 8GCBCEngine modelLycoming O-360 seriesReciprocating

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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 June 17, 2005, about 1300 mountain standard time, an American champion 8GCBC, N617MA, ground looped at the Phoenix Deer valley airport (dvt), Phoenix Arizona. The pilot/owner was operating the airplane under the provisions of 14 CFR part 91. The private pilot and one passenger were not injured; the airplane sustained substantial damage. The personal cross-country flight departed albuquerque (abq), new Mexico, about 1030, with a planned destination of Phoenix. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan had been filed. In a written statement, the pilot reported that he performed a standard wheel landing, and ground looped on the landing rollout due to unforeseen dust devil activity in the area. During the ground loop, the right wing, right wheel and landing strut, and right horizontal stabilizer were damaged from impact with the dirt off the side of the runway. The pilot stated that the airplane and engine had no mechanical failures or malfunctions during the flight.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON JUNE 17, 2005, ABOUT 1300 MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, AN AMERICAN CHAMPION 8GCBC, N617MA, GROUND LOOPED AT THE PHOENIX DEER VALLEY AIRPORT (DVT), PHOENIX ARIZONA. THE PILOT/OWNER WAS OPERATING THE AIRPLANE UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED; THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PERSONAL CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT DEPARTED ALBUQUERQUE (ABQ), NEW MEXICO, ABOUT 1030, WITH A PLANNED DESTINATION OF PHOENIX. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. IN A WRITTEN STATEMENT, THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE PERFORMED A STANDARD WHEEL LANDING, AND GROUND LOOPED ON THE LANDING ROLLOUT DUE TO UNFORESEEN DUST DEVIL ACTIVITY IN THE AREA. DURING THE GROUND LOOP, THE RIGHT WING, RIGHT WHEEL AND LANDING STRUT, AND RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER WERE DAMAGED FROM IMPACT WITH THE DIRT OFF THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE AIRPLANE AND ENGINE HAD NO MECHANICAL FAILURES OR MALFUNCTIONS DURING THE FLIGHT.

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 LAX05CA211Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPhoenix, AZthe pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions and failure to maintain directional control during the landing rollout.Jun 17, 2005 · Substantial damage