# Incident 20150315005969I: Aviat Aircraft Inc A-1C-200, Porterville, CA, March 15, 2015

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 15, 2015, 18:00 local time
- Place: Porterville, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0635° N, 119.0336° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Porterville, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0635&lon=-119.0336&mi=10
- Aircraft: N462WC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N462WC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aviat A-1C-200 (registry code 2210411, https://openairdocs.org/model/aviat-a-1c-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-A1D6 (registry code 41822, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-a1d6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AVIAT AIRCRAFT INC A-1C-200
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-A1D6
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 10,037 total, 110 in this make and model, 61 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150315005969I

## Narrative

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

ON MARCH 15, 2015, N462WC, AN AVIAT HUSKY AIRCRAFT, TOUCHED DOWN AT THE PORTERVILLE AIRPORT WHICH RESULTED IN A GROUND LOOP. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN IT WAS NOT PROPERLY LINED UP AND THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT THE ERROR. HOWEVER, WHEN DOING SO, THE RIGHT WINGTIP STRUCK THE SURFACE. IN ADDITION TO THE DAMAGE OF THE WINGTIP, THE TAIL WHEEL WAS BENT IN THE PROCESS. THERE WERE NO REPORTED INJURIES.

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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