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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 175 · Kill Devil Hill, NC · September 23, 2012

Date: September 23, 2012 · 14:26 local
Place: Kill Devil Hill, NC
Airport: First Flight
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N175JV
Reported as: Cessna 175
Reported engine: Continental GO-300 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 189 total48 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

N175JVRegistered now · Cessna 175S/N 56222 · Built 1959 Airframe modelCessna 175 Engine modelContinental GO-300 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Pilot stated during final approach to runway 2 established a good stable approach, descended to the flare just past the numbers and touched down about less than a quarter of the way down the runway. To that point the approach to landing and flare seemed normal and the beginning of a good 3 point landing. Right as the wheels touched I felt the aircraft begin to lift slightly and yaw left as the mains settled again and the aircraft ground looped to the left. The aircraft pitched forward and to the right.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT STATED DURING FINAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 2 ESTABLISHED A GOOD STABLE APPROACH, DESCENDED TO THE FLARE JUST PAST THE NUMBERS AND TOUCHED DOWN ABOUT LESS THAN A QUARTER OF THE WAY DOWN THE RUNWAY. TO THAT POINT THE APPROACH TO LANDING AND FLARE SEEMED NORMAL AND THE BEGINNING OF A GOOD 3 POINT LANDING. RIGHT AS THE WHEELS TOUCHED I FELT THE AIRCRAFT BEGIN TO LIFT SLIGHTLY AND YAW LEFT AS THE MAINS SETTLED AGAIN AND THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED TO THE LEFT. THE AIRCRAFT PITCHED FORWARD AND TO THE RIGHT.