What happened
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On March 06, 2015, around 1230 PDT, N32063, a Waco UPF-7 tail-wheeled aircraft, ground looped during landing on runway 25 at Rio Vista municipal airport (O88), Rio Vista, CA. The flight was conducted under the provisions of 14 CFR part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed for this flight, which originated from sonoma county airport (sts), santa rosa, CA.
According to Rio Vista police department, the pilot reported that he encountered a gust of wind during landing at runway 25. When the aircraft touched down, it bounced then ground looped, and came to rest in the dirt east of the runway causing substantial damage to at least one of the wings and to the landing gear.
On April 13, 2015, the airman received informal counseling and provided comprehensive suggestions to prevent reoccurence.
Comments: a search of faa's databases did not disclose a violation, accident, or incident history for this airman.
As the FAA filed it
ON MARCH 06, 2015, AROUND 1230 PDT, N32063, A WACO UPF-7 TAIL-WHEELED AIRCRAFT, GROUND LOOPED DURING LANDING ON RUNWAY 25 AT RIO VISTA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (O88), RIO VISTA, CA. THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THIS FLIGHT, WHICH ORIGINATED FROM SONOMA COUNTY AIRPORT (STS), SANTA ROSA, CA.
ACCORDING TO RIO VISTA POLICE DEPARTMENT, THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE ENCOUNTERED A GUST OF WIND DURING LANDING AT RUNWAY 25. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN, IT BOUNCED THEN GROUND LOOPED, AND CAME TO REST IN THE DIRT EAST OF THE RUNWAY CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO AT LEAST ONE OF THE WINGS AND TO THE LANDING GEAR.
ON APRIL 13, 2015, THE AIRMAN RECEIVED INFORMAL COUNSELING AND PROVIDED COMPREHENSIVE SUGGESTIONS TO PREVENT REOCCURENCE.
COMMENTS: A SEARCH OF FAA'S DATABASES DID NOT DISCLOSE A VIOLATION, ACCIDENT, OR INCIDENT HISTORY FOR THIS AIRMAN.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.