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FAA incident report · Fairchild 24 G · Mt. Vernon, WA · September 27, 2012

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Date
September 27, 2012 · 15:00 local
Place
Mt. Vernon, WA
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N19143
Reported as
Fairchild 24 G
Reported engine
WARNER SS165 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
997 total997 in this make and model3 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.

On September 27, 2012, approximately 15OO PDT, a Fairchild 24G, N19143, received minor damage resulting from a loss in directional control during landing roll at runway 22 at skagit regional airport. The private pilot, owner, and the sole occupant of the airplane was not injured. The title 14 CFR part 91 flight was performing touch and go at the time. A visual meteorological condition existed and no flight plan has been filed. The pilot indicated in his report that the aircraft bounced and started drifting to the right, the pilot reacted and proceeded to make normal corrections to the left and allowed the aircraft to descend. Soon after the the aircraft touched the runway, it immediately started to do a hard left turn which developed into a ground loop. This resulted in the aircraft skidding sideways causing the landing gear struts including the axles to break causing the aircraft to collapse on its underside and subsequently creating additonal damage on the engine exhaust, propeller, a small dent on the firewall coverings, fuselage formers and fabric coverings. The records show that the last annual inspection was completed on February 23, 2012.the pilot reported that his last biennial review (bfr) was on October 9, 2011. This bfr was conducted in a Cessna 172.

As the FAA filed it

ON SEPTEMBER 27, 2012, APPROXIMATELY 15OO PDT, A FAIRCHILD 24G, N19143, RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE RESULTING FROM A LOSS IN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING LANDING ROLL AT RUNWAY 22 AT SKAGIT REGIONAL AIRPORT. THE PRIVATE PILOT, OWNER, AND THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRPLANE WAS NOT INJURED. THE TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT WAS PERFORMING TOUCH AND GO AT THE TIME. A VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITION EXISTED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAS BEEN FILED.THE PILOT INDICATED IN HIS REPORT THAT THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED AND STARTED DRIFTING TO THE RIGHT, THE PILOT REACTED AND PROCEEDED TO MAKE NORMAL CORRECTIONS TO THE LEFT AND ALLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO DESCEND. SOON AFTER THE THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED THE RUNWAY, IT IMMEDIATELY STARTED TO DO A HARD LEFT TURN WHICH DEVELOPED INTO A GROUND LOOP. THIS RESULTED IN THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDING SIDEWAYS CAUSING THE LANDING GEAR STRUTS INCLUDING THE AXLES TO BREAK CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO COLLAPSE ON ITS UNDERSIDE AND SUBSEQUENTLY CREATING ADDITONAL DAMAGE ON THE ENGINE EXHAUST, PROPELLER, A SMALL DENT ON THE FIREWALL COVERINGS, FUSELAGE FORMERS AND FABRIC COVERINGS.THE RECORDS SHOW THAT THE LAST ANNUAL INSPECTION WAS COMPLETED ON FEBRUARY 23, 2012.THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HIS LAST BIENNIAL REVIEW (BFR) WAS ON OCTOBER 9, 2011. THIS BFR WAS CONDUCTED IN A CESSNA 172.