From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot was performing touch and go arounds, on the fifth take off during at rotation aircraft veared left and pilot could not prevent ground looping with impact to right wing tip. No major structural damage to aircraft but damage to right wing tip added extension, right gear broke at connecting fitting and minor propeller strike. No injuries
As the FAA filed it
PILOT WAS PERFORMING TOUCH AND GO AROUNDS, ON THE FIFTH TAKE OFF DURING AT ROTATION AIRCRAFT VEARED LEFT AND PILOT COULD NOT PREVENT GROUND LOOPING WITH IMPACT TO RIGHT WING TIP. NO MAJOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT BUT DAMAGE TO RIGHT WING TIP ADDED EXTENSION, RIGHT GEAR BROKE AT CONNECTING FITTING AND MINOR PROPELLER STRIKE. NO INJURIES
Other reports on N3609Z · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.