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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Namer SNJ-6 · Pendleton, OR · July 17, 2008

Date: July 17, 2008 · 10:25 local
Place: Pendleton, OR
Airport: Eastern Oregon Regional At Pendlet
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N9820C
Reported as: Namer SNJ6
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,000 total1,000 in this make and model75 in the last 90 days

N9820CRegistered now · North American SNJ-6S/N 112178 · Built 1945 Airframe modelNorth American SNJ-6 Engine modelPratt & Whitney R1340 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 departed from twin falls, Idaho en route to mccord air force base Washington, with a scheduled fuel stop in Pendleton. As he approached Pendleton airport, he entered on a left base for runway 25, gear and flaps were down. Winds were said to be 15 gusting to 18, about 30 degrees right of the nose. Pilot made a three point landing and right after touch down the right wing came up. Pilot attempted to recover but the aircraft seemed to not respond. Pilot lost control and aircraft did a ground loop to the left. Aircraft was going about 40 KTS when ground loop began. Pilot and passenger were able to exit the aircraft without injury. Damage to aircraft was determined to be minor.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT DEPARTED FROM TWIN FALLS, IDAHO EN ROUTE TO MCCORD AIR FORCE BASE WASHINGTON, WITH A SCHEDULED FUEL STOP IN PENDLETON. AS HE APPROACHED PENDLETON AIRPORT, HE ENTERED ON A LEFT BASE FOR RUNWAY 25, GEAR AND FLAPS WERE DOWN. WINDS WERE SAID TO BE 15 GUSTING TO 18, ABOUT 30 DEGREES RIGHT OF THE NOSE. PILOT MADE A THREE POINT LANDING AND RIGHT AFTER TOUCH DOWN THE RIGHT WING CAME UP. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO RECOVER BUT THE AIRCRAFT SEEMED TO NOT RESPOND. PILOT LOST CONTROL AND AIRCRAFT DID A GROUND LOOP TO THE LEFT. AIRCRAFT WAS GOING ABOUT 40 KTS WHEN GROUND LOOP BEGAN. PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE ABLE TO EXIT THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT INJURY. DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT WAS DETERMINED TO BE MINOR.