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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtr THORP T-18 · Oshkosh, WI · July 23, 2006

Date: July 23, 2006 · 17:15 local
Place: Oshkosh, WI
Airport: Wittman Regional Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N71XP
Reported as: Amtr THORPT18
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,600 total400 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N71XPRegistration cancelled May 13, 2008 · Love THORP T-18S/N 684-1 · Built 1972 Airframe modelLove THORP T-18 Engine modelLycoming IO-320 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) Pilot was performing a downwind landing. Osh tower directed him to extend his landing and he did. He stated he was about 10 mph slow. He stated his descent rate was high and that he bounced at touchdown. He stated the aircraft veered left and he could not stop it or induce a ground loop. The aircraft struck a runway light, then did ground loop, stopping on a parallel taxiway.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT WAS PERFORMING A DOWNWIND LANDING. OSH TOWER DIRECTED HIM TO EXTEND HIS LANDING AND HE DID. HE STATED HE WAS ABOUT 10 MPH SLOW. HE STATED HIS DESCENT RATE WAS HIGH AND THAT HE BOUNCED AT TOUCHDOWN. HE STATED THE AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT AND HE COULD NOT STOP IT OR INDUCE A GROUND LOOP. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A RUNWAY LIGHT, THEN DID GROUND LOOP, STOPPING ON A PARALLEL TAXIWAY.