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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Consolidated Vultee BT-13A · Edmond, OK · July 31, 2011

Date: July 31, 2011 · 18:00 local
Place: Edmond, OK
Airport: Myrick
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N818DM
Reported as: Consolidated Vultee BT-13A
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985-13
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,800 total65 in this make and model20 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.

Airman was attempting to land after flying for over 6 hours on a hot day and a high density altitude. The aircraft floated down the short grass strip before touchdown. After landing the pilot noted insufficient distance to safely stop and unable to become airborne safely he elected to ground loop the aircraft causing the main gear to depart the aircraft causing minor damage to the flaps, tail wheel assembly and the prop to strike the ground. This information was reported to the FSDO on November 2, 2011 for investigation.

As the FAA filed it

AIRMAN WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND AFTER FLYING FOR OVER 6 HOURS ON A HOT DAY AND A HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE. THE AIRCRAFT FLOATED DOWN THE SHORT GRASS STRIP BEFORE TOUCHDOWN. AFTER LANDING THE PILOT NOTED INSUFFICIENT DISTANCE TO SAFELY STOP AND UNABLE TO BECOME AIRBORNE SAFELY HE ELECTED TO GROUND LOOP THE AIRCRAFT CAUSING THE MAIN GEAR TO DEPART THE AIRCRAFT CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE FLAPS, TAIL WHEEL ASSEMBLY AND THE PROP TO STRIKE THE GROUND. THIS INFORMATION WAS REPORTED TO THE FSDO ON NOVEMBER 2, 2011 FOR INVESTIGATION.