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FAA incident report · Smith THORP T-18 · Carson City, NV · June 7, 2014

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Date
June 7, 2014 · 10:15 local
Place
Carson City, NV
Airport
Carson
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N104X
Reported as
Smith Thorp T-18
Reported engine
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
11,545 total1 in this make and model98 in the last 90 days
N104XRegistered now · Smith THORP T-18S/N 624 · Built 1970Airframe modelSmith THORP T-18Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

The aircraft touchdown down after a stabilized approach with 10 degrees of flaps at 85 mph. During rollout, the aircraft veered slightly to the right and the pilot compensated with left rudder imput. The pilot stated the aircraft then turned left suddenly due to a wind gust and a full power go-around was initiated. The pilot stated that his power application was late and the aircraft ground looped. The pilot-in-command was seated in the right seat and privacy data omitted was seated in the left seat of the two place aircraft. The right seat position is not equipped with brakes. During the ground loop, the right wing and main landing gear leg were damaged.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHDOWN DOWN AFTER A STABILIZED APPROACH WITH 10 DEGREES OF FLAPS AT 85 MPH. DURING ROLLOUT, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED SLIGHTLY TO THE RIGHT AND THE PILOT COMPENSATED WITH LEFT RUDDER IMPUT. THE PILOT STATED THE AIRCRAFT THEN TURNED LEFT SUDDENLY DUE TO A WIND GUST AND A FULL POWER GO-AROUND WAS INITIATED. THE PILOT STATED THAT HIS POWER APPLICATION WAS LATE AND THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED. THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND WAS SEATED IN THE RIGHT SEAT AND ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS SEATED IN THE LEFT SEAT OF THE TWO PLACE AIRCRAFT. THE RIGHT SEAT POSITION IS NOT EQUIPPED WITH BRAKES. DURING THE GROUND LOOP, THE RIGHT WING AND MAIN LANDING GEAR LEG WERE DAMAGED.