What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
A 1948 Cessna, 170 aircraft left its home base airport at pilot country (X05). The crew of two flew to brooksville (kbkv) to complete some touch and goes before continuing on into Winter Haven. The winds were reported out of the north and favored runway 5 in which the aircraft landed. It was stated that the approach was normal however, when the plane touched down an apparent gust of wind caused the aircraft to veer left with an attempted ground loop. The pilot was able to prevent the fully developed ground loop but, not before the plane exited the runway into the grass where the left side leading edge of the stabilator contacted a runway marker sign. There was no other aircraft or property damage and no injuries were reported to the people on board. During the investigation, it was identified the pilot?s side horizontal stabilator sustained significant damage and buckling to the leading edge, with no other damage noted. The marker sign was dislodged from the base and will require replacement.
As the FAA filed it
A 1948 CESSNA, 170 AIRCRAFT LEFT ITS HOME BASE AIRPORT AT PILOT COUNTRY (X05). THE CREW OF TWO FLEW TO BROOKSVILLE (KBKV) TO COMPLETE SOME TOUCH AND GOES BEFORE CONTINUING ON INTO WINTER HAVEN. THE WINDS WERE REPORTED OUT OF THE NORTH AND FAVORED RUNWAY 5 IN WHICH THE AIRCRAFT LANDED. IT WAS STATED THAT THE APPROACH WAS NORMAL HOWEVER, WHEN THE PLANE TOUCHED DOWN AN APPARENT GUST OF WIND CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO VEER LEFT WITH AN ATTEMPTED GROUND LOOP. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO PREVENT THE FULLY DEVELOPED GROUND LOOP BUT, NOT BEFORE THE PLANE EXITED THE RUNWAY INTO THE GRASS WHERE THE LEFT SIDE LEADING EDGE OF THE STABILATOR CONTACTED A RUNWAY MARKER SIGN. THERE WAS NO OTHER AIRCRAFT OR PROPERTY DAMAGE AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED TO THE PEOPLE ON BOARD. DURING THE INVESTIGATION, IT WAS IDENTIFIED THE PILOT?S SIDE HORIZONTAL STABILATOR SUSTAINED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE AND BUCKLING TO THE LEADING EDGE, WITH NO OTHER DAMAGE NOTED. THE MARKER SIGN WAS DISLODGED FROM THE BASE AND WILL REQUIRE REPLACEMENT.
Other reports on N4180V · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.