# Accident 20080426834289A: Amtr HURRICANE, Galveston, TX, April 26, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 26, 2008, 14:39 local time
- Place: Galveston, TX
- Airport: Scholes International At Galveston
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.2701° N, 94.8552° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.2701&lon=-94.8552&mi=10
- Aircraft: N96RW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N96RW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Canadian Car & Foundry HURRICANE MKXII (registry code 1922832, https://openairdocs.org/model/canadian-car-foundry-hurricane-mkxii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pkrd-Roll V1650 series (registry code 49001, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pkrd-roll-v1650-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR HURRICANE
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 25,150 total, 3 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW08LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08LA118) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080426834289A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) THE PIC OF N96RW (HURRICANE) HAD LANDED ON RWY 17 AT GLS. THE PILOT WAS ON ROLLOUT WITH THE TAIL DOWN O THE RIGHTSIDE OF THE RUNWAY. AFTER LANDING THE PIC OF N96RW WAS CONTINUING TO THE END OF THE RUNWAY AT ABOUT 15 KNOTS. THERE WAS A 4 KNOT CROSSWIND FROM THE LEFT AND THE PILOT WAS USING RIGHT BRAKE/RUDDER TO CONTROL THE LEFT TURNING TENDENCY OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT ADDED POWER TO CONTINUE HIS TAXI TO THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND WHEN HE DID THE AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT, GROUND LOOPED AND WAS ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. DURING THE GROUND LOOP NEITHER WING HIT THE GROUND. AFTER COMPLETING ABOUT 260 DEGREES OF A TURN IN THE GROUND LOOP, THE AIRCRAFT WAS SSTRUCK FROM BEHIND BY THE PIC OF N308WK (SPITFIRE) WHICH WAS ON ROLLOUT ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE PIC OF 308WK WAS NOT ABLE TO SEE THE HURRICANE BECAUSE OF THE DESIGH OF THE AIRCRAFT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DFW08LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08LA118), Apr 26, 2008: Canadian Car & Foundry Hurricane (N96RW), Galveston, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The Hurricane pilot's failure to maintain directional control during roll-out. Contributing factors were the restricted forward visibility of the tail-wheel equipped Spitfire, the lack of…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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