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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Globe GC-1B · San Marcos, TX · January 2, 2017

Date: January 2, 2017 · 12:48 local
Place: San Marcos, TX
Airport: San Marcos
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N90373
Reported as: Globe GC-1B
Reported engine: Continental C145 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 16,933 total4 in this make and model153 in the last 90 days

N90373Registered now · Globe GC-1BS/N 387 · Built 1946 Airframe modelGlobe GC-1B Engine modelContinental C145 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Pilot in left seat performed five touch and go landings at San Marcos Airport (khyi), San Marcos, TX. Pilot in left seat mismanaged controls and aircraft swerved right and attempted to correct with left rudder and brake. Instructional pilot took control of aircraft and applied right rudder and aft stick for hard braking. After tail wheel touched down, the swerve continued and resulted in ground loop to the right. Aircraft departed runway surface and damaged left and right main landing gear, and damage to propeller. No injury to pilots and no post crash fire.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT IN LEFT SEAT PERFORMED FIVE TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS AT SAN MARCOS AIRPORT (KHYI), SAN MARCOS, TX. PILOT IN LEFT SEAT MISMANAGED CONTROLS AND AIRCRAFT SWERVED RIGHT AND ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT WITH LEFT RUDDER AND BRAKE. INSTRUCTIONAL PILOT TOOK CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT AND APPLIED RIGHT RUDDER AND AFT STICK FOR HARD BRAKING. AFTER TAIL WHEEL TOUCHED DOWN, THE SWERVE CONTINUED AND RESULTED IN GROUND LOOP TO THE RIGHT. AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY SURFACE AND DAMAGED LEFT AND RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR, AND DAMAGE TO PROPELLER. NO INJURY TO PILOTS AND NO POST CRASH FIRE.

Other reports on N90373 · 1

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

Incident 19860525025709ILevel Off Touchdown · Dalton, GAUnable to extend gear fully for landing. Found broken wire to master and a broken cable in the manual gear system.May 25, 1986 · Minor damage