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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Radford Darrel F CHRISTEN EAGLE II · Atchison, KS · July 22, 2017

Date: July 22, 2017 · 12:00 local
Place: Atchison, KS
Airport: Amelia Earhart Airport
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N304DR
NTSB investigation: NTSBGAA17CA449
Reported as: Radford Darrel F Christen Eagle II
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,250 total1,150 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

N304DRRegistered now · Radford Darrel F CHRISTEN EAGLE IIS/N RADFORD-0001 Airframe modelRadford Darrel F CHRISTEN EAGLE II

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What happened

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The wichita flight standards district office received a call from the central region command center (roc), concerning an incident involving a single engine aircraft which reportedly ground looped during landing. The pilot in command reported to inspector ragin that the runway had a slope and he experienced a gust of wind during landing and lost control. Damage was sustained by the tailwheel gear, the aft fuselage, and the right main landing gear.

There were no injuries sustained by the pilot nor the single passenger. During the incident the winds were reported to be less than 10 knots. The plane was reported to have skidded on it's tires after touchdown, then slid completely around .

An inspector from the Kansas city flight standards district office assisted on site by taking photgraphs and inspecting the aircraft. The degree of damage sustained by the aircraft was difficult to determine until the fabric is removed from around the damaged areas, but appeared not to be substantial.

As the FAA filed it

THE WICHITA FLIGHT STANDARDS DISTRICT OFFICE RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE CENTRAL REGION COMMAND CENTER (ROC), CONCERNING AN INCIDENT INVOLVING A SINGLE ENGINE AIRCRAFT WHICH REPORTEDLY GROUND LOOPED DURING LANDING. THE PILOT IN COMMAND REPORTED TO INSPECTOR RAGIN THAT THE RUNWAY HAD A SLOPE AND HE EXPERIENCED A GUST OF WIND DURING LANDING AND LOST CONTROL. DAMAGE WAS SUSTAINED BY THE TAILWHEEL GEAR, THE AFT FUSELAGE, AND THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR.

THERE WERE NO INJURIES SUSTAINED BY THE PILOT NOR THE SINGLE PASSENGER. DURING THE INCIDENT THE WINDS WERE REPORTED TO BE LESS THAN 10 KNOTS. THE PLANE WAS REPORTED TO HAVE SKIDDED ON IT'S TIRES AFTER TOUCHDOWN, THEN SLID COMPLETELY AROUND .

AN INSPECTOR FROM THE KANSAS CITY FLIGHT STANDARDS DISTRICT OFFICE ASSISTED ON SITE BY TAKING PHOTGRAPHS AND INSPECTING THE AIRCRAFT. THE DEGREE OF DAMAGE SUSTAINED BY THE AIRCRAFT WAS DIFFICULT TO DETERMINE UNTIL THE FABRIC IS REMOVED FROM AROUND THE DAMAGED AREAS, BUT APPEARED NOT TO BE SUBSTANTIAL.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB GAA17CA449Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportAtchison, KSThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll in crosswind conditions.Jul 22, 2017 · Substantial damage