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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Vicker Spitfiremkix · Aspen, CO · June 17, 2006

Date: June 17, 2006 · 09:58 local
Place: Aspen, CO
Airport: Aspen-Pitkin Co - Sardy Field
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N308WK
Reported as: Vicker Spitfiremkix
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,300 total1,025 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N308WKRegistration cancelled Oct 4, 2019 · Vickers SPITFIRE MARK IXS/N MK9-TE308 · Built 1944 Airframe modelVickers SPITFIRE MARK IX Engine modelRolls-Royce MERLINReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Aircraft made 3-point landing on runway 15. During landing roll, tail "went right" and pilot corrected with right rudder. Aircraft straightened out momentarily and then aircraft, again, gradually turned left. Rudder was ineffective and aircraft departed runway to the left. Aircraft went onto grassy area adjacent to runway and left main tire sank into soft dirt. Aircraft ground looped with right wing tip contacting the ground. Very minor damage to right wing tip only.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT MADE 3-POINT LANDING ON RUNWAY 15. DURING LANDING ROLL, TAIL "WENT RIGHT" AND PILOT CORRECTED WITH RIGHT RUDDER. AIRCRAFT STRAIGHTENED OUT MOMENTARILY AND THEN AIRCRAFT, AGAIN, GRADUALLY TURNED LEFT. RUDDER WAS INEFFECTIVE AND AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY TO THE LEFT. AIRCRAFT WENT ONTO GRASSY AREA ADJACENT TO RUNWAY AND LEFT MAIN TIRE SANK INTO SOFT DIRT. AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED WITH RIGHT WING TIP CONTACTING THE GROUND. VERY MINOR DAMAGE TO RIGHT WING TIP ONLY.

Other reports on N308WK · 1

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

Accident 20080426834299ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Galveston, TX(-23)The PIC of 308WK (Spitfire) landed at gls on rwy 17. He was landing in sequence behind N96RW (hurricane) with about 20 seconds of spacing. The PIC of N308WK was rolling out on the left side of the runway and N96RW was on the right side of the runway. The…Apr 26, 2008 · Substantial damage