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FAA incident report · Shaffstall James W STOLP V STAR · Columbus, IN · April 20, 2014

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Date
April 20, 2014 · 17:25 local
Place
Columbus, IN
Airport
Columbus Municipal
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N3243S
Reported as
Shaffstall James W Stolp V Star
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-235 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,520 total186 in this make and model2 in the last 90 days
N3243SRegistered now · Shaffstall James W STOLP V STARS/N 58Airframe modelShaffstall James W STOLP V STAREngine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

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What happened

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

On 4/20/2014, PIC flew a VFR flight in a 1992 stolp v-star experimental home built from bak airport in Columbus, Indiana to ovo airport in north vernon, Indiana, and then returned to bak airport in Columbus, Indiana. A pre-flight was performed at bak and all aircraft systems checked out ok. The flight to ovo was initiated at approximately 1600 and the flight was uneventful. After re-fueling the aircraft and performing a pre-flight check, the return flight to bak was initiated at approximately 1700. Clearance for landing on runway 14 was obtained from bak tower. The PIC was not properly alighned on the runway, so upon touchdown, the aircraft immediately veered to the right. Application of full left rudder was not sufficient to recover and the aircraft entered a ground loop causing the left gear leg to collapse and the propeller to strike the runway. Brakes were not applied. The aircraft was still on the runway when it came to a stop. Fuel, magnetos, and electrics were immediately turned off and there was no fuel leakage.

As the FAA filed it

ON 4/20/2014, PIC FLEW A VFR FLIGHT IN A 1992 STOLP V-STAR EXPERIMENTAL HOME BUILT FROM BAK AIRPORT IN COLUMBUS, INDIANA TO OVO AIRPORT IN NORTH VERNON, INDIANA, AND THEN RETURNED TO BAK AIRPORT IN COLUMBUS, INDIANA. A PRE-FLIGHT WAS PERFORMED AT BAK AND ALL AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS CHECKED OUT OK. THE FLIGHT TO OVO WAS INITIATED AT APPROXIMATELY 1600 AND THE FLIGHT WAS UNEVENTFUL. AFTER RE-FUELING THE AIRCRAFT AND PERFORMING A PRE-FLIGHT CHECK, THE RETURN FLIGHT TO BAK WAS INITIATED AT APPROXIMATELY 1700. CLEARANCE FOR LANDING ON RUNWAY 14 WAS OBTAINED FROM BAK TOWER. THE PIC WAS NOT PROPERLY ALIGHNED ON THE RUNWAY, SO UPON TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRCRAFT IMMEDIATELY VEERED TO THE RIGHT. APPLICATION OF FULL LEFT RUDDER WAS NOT SUFFICIENT TO RECOVER AND THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED A GROUND LOOP CAUSING THE LEFT GEAR LEG TO COLLAPSE AND THE PROPELLER TO STRIKE THE RUNWAY. BRAKES WERE NOT APPLIED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS STILL ON THE RUNWAY WHEN IT CAME TO A STOP. FUEL, MAGNETOS, AND ELECTRICS WERE IMMEDIATELY TURNED OFF AND THERE WAS NO FUEL LEAKAGE.