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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Bbavia 8GCBC · Saratoga Spring, NY · June 15, 2006

Date: June 15, 2006 · 15:00 local
Place: Saratoga Spring, NY
Airport: Saratoga County Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N197BC
Reported as: Bbavia 8GCBC
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,200 total40 in this make and model

N197BCRegistered now · American Champion 8GCBCS/N 461-2004 · Built 2004 Airframe modelAmerican Champion 8GCBC Engine 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 Thursday, June 15, 2006, a/a 1500 EDT a champ 8GCBC, N197BC, s/n 461-2004, was involved in a ground loop incident during landing roll out at Saratoga airport (K5B2). An unexpected gust caused the aircraft to swerve to the left. Corrective action by the pilot caused the aircraft to swerve to the right. The left wing tip contacted the ground resulting in damage to the left aileron and wing tip. As the aircraft departed the runway to the right, it rolled into soft earth which caused the nose to contact the ground resulting in sudden stop of the engine and damage to the propeller. There were two people on board the aircraft; no injuries. This incident is considered closed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON THURSDAY, JUNE 15, 2006, A/A 1500 EDT A CHAMP 8GCBC, N197BC, S/N 461-2004, WAS INVOLVED IN A GROUND LOOP INCIDENT DURING LANDING ROLL OUT AT SARATOGA AIRPORT (K5B2). AN UNEXPECTED GUST CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO SWERVE TO THE LEFT. CORRECTIVE ACTION BY THE PILOT CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO SWERVE TO THE RIGHT. THE LEFT WING TIP CONTACTED THE GROUND RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO THE LEFT AILERON AND WING TIP. AS THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY TO THE RIGHT, IT ROLLED INTO SOFT EARTH WHICH CAUSED THE NOSE TO CONTACT THE GROUND RESULTING IN SUDDEN STOP OF THE ENGINE AND DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER. THERE WERE TWO PEOPLE ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT; NO INJURIES. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.