20151118023349I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Bikle Alan RV-8 · Sherman, TX · November 18, 2015

Date: November 18, 2015 · 13:00 local
Place: Sherman, TX
Airport: Sherman Municipal
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N171AB
Reported as: Bikle Alan RV-8
Reported engine: Lycoming I0360 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours: 15,000 total6 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days

N171ABRegistered now · Bikle Alan RV-8S/N 81642 · Built 2003 Airframe modelBikle Alan RV-8 Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

On 11/18/2015 at 1300 local time privacy data omitted, while acting as pilot in command proceeded to land on runway 16 at kswi. The aircraft made a rapid turn to the right after touchdown and the right wheel entered the grass while the left wheel stayed on the runway. As the aircraft speed decreased, the right wheel stuck into the saturated grass and tipped the aircraft forward. The result was a nose strike, prop strike and wheel pant damage. No other injuries to report.

As the FAA filed it

ON 11/18/2015 AT 1300 LOCAL TIME ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, WHILE ACTING AS PILOT IN COMMAND PROCEEDED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 16 AT KSWI. THE AIRCRAFT MADE A RAPID TURN TO THE RIGHT AFTER TOUCHDOWN AND THE RIGHT WHEEL ENTERED THE GRASS WHILE THE LEFT WHEEL STAYED ON THE RUNWAY. AS THE AIRCRAFT SPEED DECREASED, THE RIGHT WHEEL STUCK INTO THE SATURATED GRASS AND TIPPED THE AIRCRAFT FORWARD. THE RESULT WAS A NOSE STRIKE, PROP STRIKE AND WHEEL PANT DAMAGE. NO OTHER INJURIES TO REPORT.