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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Rawllins S RV-6 · Deming, NM · April 26, 2010

Date: April 26, 2010 · 11:25 local
Place: Deming, NM
Airport: Deming Municipal
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N302SF
Reported as: Rawllins S RV-6
Reported engine: Lycoming I0360 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 318 total31 in this make and model6 in the last 90 days

N302SFRegistration cancelled Apr 18, 2018 · Rawllins S W/Rawllins F L RV-6S/N 60040 · Built 1998 Airframe modelRawllins S W/Rawllins F L RV-6 Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

After making two takeoffs and landings on runway 8, the pilot changed to runway 22 because the AWOS reported the wind from 240 at 6 knots. At the completiion of the pattern the aircraft touched down for a normal wheel landing. After crossing the intersection of runway 8/26, the aircraft went out of control, ground looped and came to rest off the left edge of runway 22 with the wings parallel to the runway edge. The right main gear leg was damaged.

As the FAA filed it

AFTER MAKING TWO TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS ON RUNWAY 8, THE PILOT CHANGED TO RUNWAY 22 BECAUSE THE AWOS REPORTED THE WIND FROM 240 AT 6 KNOTS. AT THE COMPLETIION OF THE PATTERN THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN FOR A NORMAL WHEEL LANDING. AFTER CROSSING THE INTERSECTION OF RUNWAY 8/26, THE AIRCRAFT WENT OUT OF CONTROL, GROUND LOOPED AND CAME TO REST OFF THE LEFT EDGE OF RUNWAY 22 WITH THE WINGS PARALLEL TO THE RUNWAY EDGE. THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR LEG WAS DAMAGED.