20091003017779I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Aviat PITTS S-2B · Wichita Falls, TX · October 3, 2009

Date: October 3, 2009 · 10:45 local
Place: Wichita Falls, TX
Airport: Kickapoo Downtown
Phase of flight: Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N822P
Reported as: Aviat PITTSS2B
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 15,249 total165 in this make and model55 in the last 90 days

N822PRegistered now · Aviat PITTS S-2BS/N 5341 Airframe modelAviat PITTS S-2B Engine modelLycoming AEIO-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On October 3, 2009, at approximately 10:45 am, the pilot and sole occupant of N822P, a model S-2B pitts aircraft, executed a landing on runway 17 at Kickapoo Downtown Airport (kcwc) in Wichita Falls, Texas. During rollout, the aircraft drifted to the right and ground looped. The left main gear folded underneath the aircraft, the propeller tips contacted the runway, and the right lower wing leading edge hit a runway sign. The pilot stated winds were 14 knots from 130 degrees. The pilot was not injured.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON OCTOBER 3, 2009, AT APPROXIMATELY 10:45 AM, THE PILOT AND SOLE OCCUPANT OF N822P, A MODEL S-2B PITTS AIRCRAFT, EXECUTED A LANDING ON RUNWAY 17 AT KICKAPOO DOWNTOWN AIRPORT (KCWC) IN WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS. DURING ROLLOUT, THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED TO THE RIGHT AND GROUND LOOPED. THE LEFT MAIN GEAR FOLDED UNDERNEATH THE AIRCRAFT, THE PROPELLER TIPS CONTACTED THE RUNWAY, AND THE RIGHT LOWER WING LEADING EDGE HIT A RUNWAY SIGN. THE PILOT STATED WINDS WERE 14 KNOTS FROM 130 DEGREES. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.