20060615015559I

Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Boeing A75L3 · Wilmington, OH · June 15, 2006

Date: June 15, 2006 · 18:25 local
Place: Wilmington, OH
Airport: Clinton Field Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N65845
Reported as: Boeing A75L3
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0

N65845Registered now · Boeing A75L3S/N 75-2546 · Built 1941 Airframe modelBoeing A75L3 Engine modelPratt & Whitney R-985 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On 06/15/2006 at approximately 1825 EDT, a Boeing (stearman) A75L3, N65845, registered to h & h aeroworks, ground looped during landing at Clinton county airport, Ohio (I66) during a local pleasure flight. After the landing and during the roll out at approximately 40 KTS, the tail of the aircraft began to rotate or fishtail in a clockwise direction causing the left wing to strike the runway as the aircraft made a sharp right turn and exited off the right side of the runway into the grass. The lower left wing was substantially damaged during the ground loop. The ATP rated pilot was the sole person on board, and was not injured.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON 06/15/2006 AT APPROXIMATELY 1825 EDT, A BOEING (STEARMAN) A75L3, N65845, REGISTERED TO H & H AEROWORKS, GROUND LOOPED DURING LANDING AT CLINTON COUNTY AIRPORT, OHIO (I66) DURING A LOCAL PLEASURE FLIGHT. AFTER THE LANDING AND DURING THE ROLL OUT AT APPROXIMATELY 40 KTS, THE TAIL OF THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO ROTATE OR FISHTAIL IN A CLOCKWISE DIRECTION CAUSING THE LEFT WING TO STRIKE THE RUNWAY AS THE AIRCRAFT MADE A SHARP RIGHT TURN AND EXITED OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY INTO THE GRASS. THE LOWER LEFT WING WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING THE GROUND LOOP. THE ATP RATED PILOT WAS THE SOLE PERSON ON BOARD, AND WAS NOT INJURED.