# Incident 20170421002719I: Waco Classic Aircraft YMF-F5C, Wapakoneta, OH, April 21, 2017

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 21, 2017, 14:00 local time
- Place: Wapakoneta, OH
- Airport: Neil Armstrong
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4935° N, 84.2981° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NEIL ARMSTRONG (AXV), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4935&lon=-84.2981&mi=10
- Aircraft: N702KB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N702KB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Waco Classic YMF-F5C (registry code 9600425, https://openairdocs.org/model/waco-classic-ymf-f5c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Jacobs R-755B2M (registry code 35024, https://openairdocs.org/engine/jacobs-r-755b2m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WACO CLASSIC AIRCRAFT YMF-F5C
- Reported engine: JACOBS R-755B2M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170421002719I

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS PRACTICING LANDINGS FROM ABOUT 2:20 UNTIL 3:20 P.M.  ON THE SEVENTH LANDING OF THE DAY, DURING THE LATER STAGES OF HIS ROLL OUT, THE RIGHT WING AND LANDING GEAR LIFTED OFF THE GROUND.  IN SPITE OF RUDDER AND AILERON CORRECTIVE MOVEMENTS, THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED THE INITIAL STAGES OF A CLASSIC GROUND LOOP.  THE AIRCRAFT SWERVED APPROXIMATELY 45 DEGREES TO THE RIGHT, AND THE LEFT LOWER WING TIP CONTACTED THE GROUND DURING DECELERATION TO A STOP.  AWOS WAS REPORTING WIND AS 290 DEGREES AT 9 KNOTS, GUSTING TO 14 KNOTS.  DURING THE PREVIOUS 30 MINUTES, AWOS ALSO REPORTED WIND VARIABLE BETWEEN 230 AND 310. WHEN THE SWERVE STARTED, HE REPORTS HE WAS MOVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 KNOTS. PILOT WAS ABLE TO TAXI AIRCRAFT BACK TO HANGAR.

## Other reports on N702KB (2)

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

- [Incident 20220428005869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220428005869I), Apr 28, 2022: Waco Classic Aircraft YMF-F5C (N702KB), New Knoxville, OH, Minor damage. Pilot[privacy data omitted] was conducting practice full stop landings at kaxv on runway 8, surface was dry and unobstructed. Winds were 080 at 5 KTS. VFR…
- [Accident 20090627010399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090627010399A), Jun 27, 2009: Waco YMFF5C (N702KB), Pittsburg, KS, Substantial damage. (-23) On June 27, 2009, a private pilot and flight instructor were conducting a training flight in a Waco YMF-5C registered N702DB. One hour after the flight…

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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