20090115000279I

Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Swftms GC-1B · Half Moon Bay, CA · January 15, 2009

Date: January 15, 2009 · 13:15 local
Place: Half Moon Bay, CA
Airport: Half Moon Bay
Phase of flight: Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N3242K
Reported as: Swftms GC1B
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 350 total40 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

N3242KRegistered now · Globe GC-1BS/N 1235 · Built 1946 Airframe modelGlobe GC-1B Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 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) The pilot took off from (sql) san carlos and headed to (haf) Half Moon Bay Airport. He landed on runway 30, during roll out he encountered a strong crosswind from the right. The aircraft ground looped and the side load on the left main gear caused a failure of the down lock bracket. The left main gear failed and retracted. The damage to the aircraft was as follows, the prop, engine, minor damage to the left wing.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT TOOK OFF FROM (SQL) SAN CARLOS AND HEADED TO (HAF) HALF MOON BAY AIRPORT. HE LANDED ON RUNWAY 30, DURING ROLL OUT HE ENCOUNTERED A STRONG CROSSWIND FROM THE RIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED AND THE SIDE LOAD ON THE LEFT MAIN GEAR CAUSED A FAILURE OF THE DOWN LOCK BRACKET. THE LEFT MAIN GEAR FAILED AND RETRACTED. THE DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS AS FOLLOWS, THE PROP, ENGINE, MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING.