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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-18 · Aspen, CO · August 10, 2009

Date
August 10, 2009 · 07:55 local
Place
Aspen, CO
Airport
Aspen-Pitkin Co/Sardy Field
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N350CC
Reported as
Piper PA18
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
10,000 total0 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

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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 taxied onto departure runway waited for wake turbulence from departing Gulfstream 5 (short delay) applied power from centerline then immediately veared left into classic "ground loop" off of runway 33 on left side. Right main gear folded under aircraft and caused substantial damage to right stabilizer, right outboard wing panel, and fuselage tail cluster.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT TAXIED ONTO DEPARTURE RUNWAY WAITED FOR WAKE TURBULENCE FROM DEPARTING GULFSTREAM 5 (SHORT DELAY) APPLIED POWER FROM CENTERLINE THEN IMMEDIATELY VEARED LEFT INTO CLASSIC "GROUND LOOP" OFF OF RUNWAY 33 ON LEFT SIDE. RIGHT MAIN GEAR FOLDED UNDER AIRCRAFT AND CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO RIGHT STABILIZER, RIGHT OUTBOARD WING PANEL, AND FUSELAGE TAIL CLUSTER.

Other reports on N350CC · 3

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.