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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Aviat A-1C-180 · Grant Pass, OR · June 22, 2015

Date
June 22, 2015 · 13:15 local
Place
Grant Pass, OR
Airport
Grants Pass Airport
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N90ND
Reported as
Aviat A-1C-180
Reported engine
Lycoming O-360-A1P
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
4,214 total698 in this make and model86 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

After landing at Grants Pass Airport the aircraft ground looped. The pilot stated a gust of wind lifted the left wing of the aircraft and caused the aircraft to flip over. The aircraft received damage to the left aileron, left wing, and tail wheel.

As the FAA filed it

AFTER LANDING AT GRANTS PASS AIRPORT THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED. THE PILOT STATED A GUST OF WIND LIFTED THE LEFT WING OF THE AIRCRAFT AND CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP OVER. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED DAMAGE TO THE LEFT AILERON, LEFT WING, AND TAIL WHEEL.