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FAA accident report · Univar 108-1 · Lawrenceville, GA · March 24, 2007

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Date
March 24, 2007 · 20:20 local
Place
Lawrenceville, GA
Airport
Gwinnett County-Briscoe Field
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8384K
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL07CA059
Reported as
Univar 1081
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,167 total325 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days
N8384KRegistration cancelled Mar 6, 2014 · Universal Stinson 108-1S/N 108-1384 · Built 1946Airframe modelUniversal Stinson 108-1Engine modelFranklin 6A4150 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 landing on runway 25 at Briscoe field (lzu) in Lawrenceville, GA. As he was touching down, it appeared to the pilot that he was drifting to the left due to a right crosswind. The flight controls were adjusted to compensate for this condition and then the pilot said that he experienced what was described in other words as a ground loop. The aircraft departed the runway to the left (south side of runway), pivoted around the left main gear and came to rest about 225 degrees to the left of his original heading. Evidence indicates that the tail was airborne rotating to the right and then the tail wheel hit the ground and separated from its attachment point along with the lower part of the rudder which was mounted at the same attachment point - 180 degrees opposite to the tailwheel. The damage then indicated that the tailwheel then bounced back to the left, where the right main touched down in a rearward motion bending the right main strut forward. Simultaneously, the trailing edge of the right outboard wing and right outboard elevator struck the ground in a rear ward motion as tail was moving back to the left. The aircraft came to rest in an upright position with noted structural damage.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 25 AT BRISCOE FIELD (LZU) IN LAWRENCEVILLE, GA. AS HE WAS TOUCHING DOWN, IT APPEARED TO THE PILOT THAT HE WAS DRIFTING TO THE LEFT DUE TO A RIGHT CROSSWIND. THE FLIGHT CONTROLS WERE ADJUSTED TO COMPENSATE FOR THIS CONDITION AND THEN THE PILOT SAID THAT HE EXPERIENCED WHAT WAS DESCRIBED IN OTHER WORDS AS A GROUND LOOP. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT (SOUTH SIDE OF RUNWAY), PIVOTED AROUND THE LEFT MAIN GEAR AND CAME TO REST ABOUT 225 DEGREES TO THE LEFT OF HIS ORIGINAL HEADING. EVIDENCE INDICATES THAT THE TAIL WAS AIRBORNE ROTATING TO THE RIGHT AND THEN THE TAIL WHEEL HIT THE GROUND AND SEPARATED FROM ITS ATTACHMENT POINT ALONG WITH THE LOWER PART OF THE RUDDER WHICH WAS MOUNTED AT THE SAME ATTACHMENT POINT - 180 DEGREES OPPOSITE TO THE TAILWHEEL. THE DAMAGE THEN INDICATED THAT THE TAILWHEEL THEN BOUNCED BACK TO THE LEFT, WHERE THE RIGHT MAIN TOUCHED DOWN IN A REARWARD MOTION BENDING THE RIGHT MAIN STRUT FORWARD. SIMULTANEOUSLY, THE TRAILING EDGE OF THE RIGHT OUTBOARD WING AND RIGHT OUTBOARD ELEVATOR STRUCK THE GROUND IN A REAR WARD MOTION AS TAIL WAS MOVING BACK TO THE LEFT. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION WITH NOTED STRUCTURAL DAMAGE.

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 ATL07CA059Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportLawrenceville, GAThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control on landing roll out resulting in a ground loop.Mar 25, 2007 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N8384K · 1

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

Accident 20130919020149ALanding: Touchdown · Lawrenceville, GAPilot was flying PT91. After approximately 1 hour flight. Pilot was attempting to land the aircraft. Pilot stated that he felt the tail settle during initial touchdown, then pilot bounced the aircraft. Upon second touchdown, he applied the brakes, at which…Sep 19, 2013 · Substantial damage