What happened
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On July 12, 2013 at 12:53 pilot #2819390 was enroute from sandpoint, id to arlington,with intermediate stop in ephrata, WA for fuel, oil and to grease the engine lifts.
The pilot and his passenger continue over snoqualmie pass turning left at north bend towards arlington, when he heard an occasional popping noise and slight roughness from his engine.
The pilot stated that the frequency of the popping continued to increase, he then decided to make emergency precautionary landing at Paine Field, in Everett, WA to check the engine noise.
Pilot stated he had an normal wheels landing, during roll out the airplane start to veer left when he try to correct with right full rudder, but could not, and the airplane continue to veer left when it went into a ground loop tearing way the the right main gear and strut.
Their was also damage to the material under right wing tip and a bent right wing strut.
As the FAA filed it
ON JULY 12, 2013 AT 12:53 PILOT #2819390 WAS ENROUTE FROM SANDPOINT, ID TO ARLINGTON,WITH INTERMEDIATE STOP IN EPHRATA, WA FOR FUEL, OIL AND TO GREASE THE ENGINE LIFTS.
THE PILOT AND HIS PASSENGER CONTINUE OVER SNOQUALMIE PASS TURNING LEFT AT NORTH BEND TOWARDS ARLINGTON, WHEN HE HEARD AN OCCASIONAL POPPING NOISE AND SLIGHT ROUGHNESS FROM HIS ENGINE.
THE PILOT STATED THAT THE FREQUENCY OF THE POPPING CONTINUED TO INCREASE, HE THEN DECIDED TO MAKE EMERGENCY PRECAUTIONARY LANDING AT PAINE FIELD, IN EVERETT, WA TO CHECK THE ENGINE NOISE.
PILOT STATED HE HAD AN NORMAL WHEELS LANDING, DURING ROLL OUT THE AIRPLANE START TO VEER LEFT WHEN HE TRY TO CORRECT WITH RIGHT FULL RUDDER, BUT COULD NOT, AND THE AIRPLANE CONTINUE TO VEER LEFT WHEN IT WENT INTO A GROUND LOOP TEARING WAY THE THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR AND STRUT.
THEIR WAS ALSO DAMAGE TO THE MATERIAL UNDER RIGHT WING TIP AND A BENT RIGHT WING STRUT.
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