# Accident 20130501005929A: Adolphson Tim E CCK-1865, Bellingham, WA, May 1, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 1, 2013, 18:32 local time
- Place: Bellingham, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.7925° N, 122.5375° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.7925&lon=-122.5375&mi=10
- Aircraft: N88XC (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: ADOLPHSON TIM E CCK-1865
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 30,000 total, 13 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR13CA220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA220) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130501005929A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ON 5/1/2013 , AT APPROXIMATELY 1832 PDT, AN AMATEUR BUILT EXP. MAKE: ADOLPHSON TIM E, MODEL: CCK-1865 AIRCRAFT, SUSTAINED SUBSTANCIAL DAMAGE WHILE PERFORMING A TOUCH AND GO AT THE BELLINGHAM AIRPORT.  DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WAS LOST AFTER LANDING ROLLOUT RESULTING IN GROUND LOOP OF AIRCRAFT THE SON OF THE PIC {PILOT IN COMMAND)WAS AT THE CONTROLS DURING THE LANDING AND SUBSEQUENT GROUND LOOP TO PROVIDE INPUT ON AIRCRAFT PERFORMANCE .THE SON REMARKED RIGHT AFTER LANDING AND JUST PROR TO THE GROUND LOOP THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS SKITTISH. THE PIC TOOK CONTROLL OF AIRCRAFT IMMEDIATLEY AFTER THE GROUND LOOP.  PIC CONTACTED A FIXED BASE OPERATOR ON THE FIELD TO ASSIST IN REMOVAL OF AIRCRAFT FROM RUNWAY,

INVESTIGATION CONFIRMED MINOR DAMAGE TO RIGHT WING TIP, RIGHT WING STRUT SEPARATION AT MAIN LANDING GEAR ATTACH BRACKET, RIGHT WHEEL FRACTURE, RIGHT CALIPER BRACKET BENT AND CALIPER TORN OFF.  RIGHT AILERON SUSTAINED SUBSTANCIAL DAMAGE AT CONTROL ROD ATTACH POINT WITH MAJOR DEFORMATION TO STRUCTURE OF THE AILERON . PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB WPR13CA220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA220), May 2, 2013: Adolphson CCK-1865 (N88XC), Bellingham, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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