# Accident 20160423003069A: Logan Jerry L GN-1 AIRCAMPER, Defuniak Spring, FL, April 23, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 23, 2016, 08:20 local time
- Place: Defuniak Spring, FL
- Airport: Defuniak Springs
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.7311° N, 86.1539° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7311&lon=-86.1539&mi=10
- Aircraft: N437PT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N437PT-2023-12-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Logan Jerry L GN-1 AIRCAMPER (registry code 704032F, https://openairdocs.org/model/logan-jerry-l-gn-1-aircamper) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LOGAN JERRY L GN-1 AIRCAMPER
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C90 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 4,017 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16CA239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA239) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160423003069A

## Narrative

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

ON APRIL 23, 2016 AT THE DEFUNIAK SPRINGS, FL AIRPORT (54J) APPROXIMATELY AT 08:20 LT, UPON TOUCHDOWN OF THE EXPERIMENTAL/AMATEUR BUILT AIRCRAFT ON RUNWAY 27, A RIGHT CROSSWIND CAUSED THE PLANE DRIFTING OVER THE RUNWAY TOWARDS THE LEFT. WHILE THE PIC WAS DOING RIGHT RUDDER INPUT TO CORRECT IT BACK TO CENTERLINE, THE RIGHT CROSSWIND GUST LIFTED THE RIGHT WING CAUSING THE START OF A GROUND LOOP THIS TIME IN DIRECTION TOWARDS THE RIGHT, TAKING THE AIRCRAFT OUT OF THE RUNWAY SURFACE ONTO THE GRASS. WHILE THE GROUND LOOP WAS DEVELOPING, THE RIGHT WHEEL WAS CAUGHT ON THE LIP OF A DRAINAGE CATCH BASIN CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT SPINNING TO THE RIGHT, SLIDING BACKWARDS FOR ABOUT 30 FEET, AND RESTING ABOUT 60 FEET NORTH OF RUNWAY 27 CLOSE TO TAXIWAY A3. THE DAMAGE SUSTAINED ON THE AIRCRAFT INCLUDED BOTH PROPELLERS WOOD BLADES BEING SHATTERED, PLUS LH, RH, AND TAIL LANDING GEARS BEING COLLAPSED. FURTHER AIRCRAFT OWNER'S INSPECTION REVEALED DAMAGE TO THE LEFT GEAR COMPRESSION TUBE, TO THE CARBURETOR, TO THE ENGINES LEFT EXHAUST STACK, PLUS TO THE LEFT FORWARD WING STRUT. HE MENTIONED DURING PHONE INTERVIEW THAT THERE WAS NO DAMAGE OF THE FIREWALL, GEAR ATTACH POINT AREAS, WINGS, EMPENNAGE AREA, NOR TO THE AIRCRAFTS FUSELAGE. THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS THE PIC WHOM HAD NO INJURIES. NO FURTHER ACTIONS TAKEN. EXM.

## 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 GAA16CA239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA239), Apr 23, 2016: Logan Jerry L GN 1 Aircamper (N437PT), Defuniak Springs, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of directional control during the landing in gusting crosswind conditions resulting in a runway excursion, and the pilot's failure to attain a positive climb rate during the aborted…

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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