# Accident 20141028021399A: Aviat Aircraft Inc S-2C, Rutland, VT, October 28, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 28, 2014, 17:45 local time
- Place: Rutland, VT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.6061° N, 72.9739° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6061&lon=-72.9739&mi=10
- Aircraft: N340BF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N340BF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aviat S-2C (registry code 8130001, https://openairdocs.org/model/aviat-s-2c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming AEIO-540 series (registry code 41568, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AVIAT AIRCRAFT INC S-2C
- Reported engine: LYCOMING AEIO-540 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA15CA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15CA037) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141028021399A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LANDED AT RUT AIRPORT WITH SUBSTANTIAL GUSTING WINDS.  UPON TOUCHDOWN, AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED, CAUSING DAMAGE TO TAIL, ELEVATOR, RIGHT WING TIP, RIGHT MAIN GEAR, AND TAIL WHEEL.

TAIL STRUCTURE FRAME WAS SUBSTANTIALLY BENT AND WOULD REQUIRE MAJOR REPAIR.  POSSIBLE DAMAGE TO WOOD SPAR AT RIGHT WING TIP WHICH MAY REQUIRE MAJOR REPAIR.  LOCAL MECHANIC/IA WAS CONSULTED WITH EXPERIENCE IN WOOD/FABRIC AIRCRAFT.

## 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 ERA15CA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15CA037), Oct 28, 2014: Aviat S 2C (N340BF), Rutland, VT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing rollout in gusty crosswind conditions, which resulted in a ground loop and subsequent substantial damage to the airplane.

## Other reports on N340BF (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20030425014779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030425014779I), Apr 25, 2003: Ayres S2C (N340BF), Sebring, FL, Substantial damage. (-23) Events of 25 April at approximately 4:00 pm at the Sebring airport, Sebring, Florida. I was taxiing on a yellow lined marked taxiway to the run up area…

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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