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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Carpenter Kenton P KOLB TWINSTAR III · Republic, WA · August 2, 2011

Date
August 2, 2011 · 08:45 local
Place
Republic, WA
Airport
Ferry County
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3135J
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR11LA371
Reported as
Carpenter Kenton P Kolb Twinstar III
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Recreational pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
200 total130 in this make and model2 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.

During landing roll the pilot lost directional control of the aircraft. The aircraft ground looped and moved to the left side of the runway where the left main wheel impacted a stand up electric lighting box.

As the FAA filed it

DURING LANDING ROLL THE PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED AND MOVED TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY WHERE THE LEFT MAIN WHEEL IMPACTED A STAND UP ELECTRIC LIGHTING BOX.

NTSB investigation

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

Other reports on N3135J · 1

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