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FAA accident report · Perth Amboy BIRD CK · New Castle, PA · June 17, 2011

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Date
June 17, 2011 · 10:55 local
Place
New Castle, PA
Airport
New Castle Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N914V
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA11CA351
Reported as
Perth Amboy Bird CK
Reported engine
Lycoming R680
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,300 total220 in this make and model6 in the last 90 days
N914VRegistered now · Perth Amboy BIRD CKS/N 4004 · Built 1931Airframe modelPerth Amboy BIRD CKEngine modelLycoming R680Reciprocating

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What happened

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

The PIC was enroute to an aviation event in princton, NJ. Flight departed dekalb, in (dkb) direct to princton, NJ (K39N) with a fuel stop in kucp New Castle Municipal Airport, New Castle, PA. Between 11-11:30 local time, aircraft N914V made a normal approach to runway 31. The pilot stated he made a normal landing and while applying brakes lost control of the aircraft, ground looping the aircraft. The aircraft veered to the left at approximatly midfield (ground looped), the main gear collapsed striking the prop with sudden stoppage of the engine. The right wing impacted the runway breaking the lower wing spar and damaging the wing tip from the strut mount outboard. The aircraft came to rest approximatly midfield. The aircraft sustained substantial damage. There were no injuries to the pilot or passenger.

As the FAA filed it

THE PIC WAS ENROUTE TO AN AVIATION EVENT IN PRINCTON, NJ. FLIGHT DEPARTED DEKALB, IN (DKB) DIRECT TO PRINCTON, NJ (K39N) WITH A FUEL STOP IN KUCP NEW CASTLE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, NEW CASTLE, PA. BETWEEN 11-11:30 LOCAL TIME, AIRCRAFT N914V MADE A NORMAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 31. THE PILOT STATED HE MADE A NORMAL LANDING AND WHILE APPLYING BRAKES LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT, GROUND LOOPING THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT AT APPROXIMATLY MIDFIELD (GROUND LOOPED), THE MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED STRIKING THE PROP WITH SUDDEN STOPPAGE OF THE ENGINE. THE RIGHT WING IMPACTED THE RUNWAY BREAKING THE LOWER WING SPAR AND DAMAGING THE WING TIP FROM THE STRUT MOUNT OUTBOARD. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST APPROXIMATLY MIDFIELD. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR PASSENGER.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ERA11CA351Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportNew Castle, PAThe pilot's improper use of brakes during the landing rollout.Jun 17, 2011 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N914V · 1

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

Incident 19840701046119ITakeoff Ground Roll · Lilylake, ILMade a rolling turn takeoff run. Lost control and nosed over off the runway. Steerable tail wheel lock had failed.Jul 1, 1984 · Minor damage