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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Univar 108-1 · Villa Rica, GA · July 6, 2009

Date: July 6, 2009 · 19:50 local
Place: Villa Rica, GA
Airport: Stockmar
Phase of flight: Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N8181K
Reported as: Univar 1081
Reported engine: Franklin 6A4150*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 640 total100 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

N8181KRegistration cancelled Aug 6, 2009 · Stinson 108-1S/N 108-1181 · Built 1946 Airframe modelStinson 108-1 Engine modelFranklin 6A4150 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot was conducting local flight out of Stockmar Airport (20GA) after aircraft returned from annual inspection. Made one touch and go on rwy 28 without incident. On second touch and go, when tailwheel lowered to runway a severe shimmying began with an abrupt turn to the left. Pilot applied hard right rudder and brake without effect. Aircraft departed runway, through a small berm, with centrifugal side forces causing right wing to strike the ground and nose pitching over. Propeller struck ground. Damage appears confined to right wing-tip, engine cowling and propeller scoring, although no structural damage is visible on the propeller. Additional damage: one runway light.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT WAS CONDUCTING LOCAL FLIGHT OUT OF STOCKMAR AIRPORT (20GA) AFTER AIRCRAFT RETURNED FROM ANNUAL INSPECTION. MADE ONE TOUCH AND GO ON RWY 28 WITHOUT INCIDENT. ON SECOND TOUCH AND GO, WHEN TAILWHEEL LOWERED TO RUNWAY A SEVERE SHIMMYING BEGAN WITH AN ABRUPT TURN TO THE LEFT. PILOT APPLIED HARD RIGHT RUDDER AND BRAKE WITHOUT EFFECT. AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY, THROUGH A SMALL BERM, WITH CENTRIFUGAL SIDE FORCES CAUSING RIGHT WING TO STRIKE THE GROUND AND NOSE PITCHING OVER. PROPELLER STRUCK GROUND. DAMAGE APPEARS CONFINED TO RIGHT WING-TIP, ENGINE COWLING AND PROPELLER SCORING, ALTHOUGH NO STRUCTURAL DAMAGE IS VISIBLE ON THE PROPELLER. ADDITIONAL DAMAGE: ONE RUNWAY LIGHT.