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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Coughlin Brian T COUGHLIN FOKKER D-8 · Oshkosh, WI · July 29, 2016

Date
July 29, 2016 · 20:10 local
Place
Oshkosh, WI
Airport
Wittman Regional
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N94100
Reported as
Coughlin Brian T Coughlin Fokker D-8
Reported engine
GNOME ROTARY
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,600 total35 in this make and model65 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

During a demonstration flight at osh, one magneto began to run rough followed by a strong odor coming from the engine compartment. The pilot made a precautionary landing in the grass adjacent to runway 36. During the rollout, the aircraft weathervaned into the wind and ground-looped. The left tire came off and the left wing tip and propeller contacted the ground. There was minor damage to the left wing tip and propeller.

As the FAA filed it

DURING A DEMONSTRATION FLIGHT AT OSH, ONE MAGNETO BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH FOLLOWED BY A STRONG ODOR COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE PILOT MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING IN THE GRASS ADJACENT TO RUNWAY 36. DURING THE ROLLOUT, THE AIRCRAFT WEATHERVANED INTO THE WIND AND GROUND-LOOPED. THE LEFT TIRE CAME OFF AND THE LEFT WING TIP AND PROPELLER CONTACTED THE GROUND. THERE WAS MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING TIP AND PROPELLER.

Other reports on N94100 · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.