What happened
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(-23) On 4/13/2007, at approximately 1215 PDT, Bellanca aircraft, N30WH, operating under 14CFR91 in VFR conditions, sustained substantial damage during landing on Porterville Municipal Airport (ptv), Porterville, CA. N30WH landed on runway 30 and drifted to the left of the runway centerline. The pilot attempted to correct the left drift with right rudder and inadvertently applied right brake. N30WH departed the left side of the runway, ground looped in the soft dirt adjacent to the runway, and nosed over on its back. The aircraft came to rest inverted with damage to the tail, lift struts, landing gear wheel pant, and wings. The pilot, the sole occupant, was uninjured. Reported wind at the time of the accident was variable 270 degrees to 340 degrees at 3 knots to 4 knots.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON 4/13/2007, AT APPROXIMATELY 1215 PDT, BELLANCA AIRCRAFT, N30WH, OPERATING UNDER 14CFR91 IN VFR CONDITIONS, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING LANDING ON PORTERVILLE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (PTV), PORTERVILLE, CA. N30WH LANDED ON RUNWAY 30 AND DRIFTED TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT THE LEFT DRIFT WITH RIGHT RUDDER AND INADVERTENTLY APPLIED RIGHT BRAKE. N30WH DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, GROUND LOOPED IN THE SOFT DIRT ADJACENT TO THE RUNWAY, AND NOSED OVER ON ITS BACK. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST INVERTED WITH DAMAGE TO THE TAIL, LIFT STRUTS, LANDING GEAR WHEEL PANT, AND WINGS. THE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS UNINJURED. REPORTED WIND AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WAS VARIABLE 270 DEGREES TO 340 DEGREES AT 3 KNOTS TO 4 KNOTS.
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