20171217023729I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Champion 7ECA · Bartow, FL · December 17, 2017

Date
December 17, 2017 · 14:14 local
Place
Bartow, FL
Airport
Bartow Municipal
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N1632G
Reported as
Champion 7ECA
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-235 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
78 total

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

On Sunday December 17, 2017 aircraft N1632G piloted by privacy data omitted departed 5FL7 at approximately 1250 local time. Pilot made four (4) wheel landings at 5FL7 before proceeding to Bartow (bow) direct VFR. Bartow tower directed pilot to land on runway 09L. The AWOS indicated a south easterly wind at less than 10 knots. The pilot explains he held a slight crab angle on final approach, judging the winds to be light and steady from right. He then did a wheel landing at Bartow, touching down at approximately 1410 local time. On roll out the wind began to affect steering before the tail came down and before he was able to compensate with brake and/or power, the aircraft veered off center line and ground looped at the edge of the runway. privacy data omitted Called the tower and informed them of the incident. He proceeded to shut down aircraft and cut off fuel, he then exited aircraft and waited for assistance from airport personnel.

As the FAA filed it

ON SUNDAY DECEMBER 17, 2017 AIRCRAFT N1632G PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED 5FL7 AT APPROXIMATELY 1250 LOCAL TIME. PILOT MADE FOUR (4) WHEEL LANDINGS AT 5FL7 BEFORE PROCEEDING TO BARTOW (BOW) DIRECT VFR. BARTOW TOWER DIRECTED PILOT TO LAND ON RUNWAY 09L. THE AWOS INDICATED A SOUTH EASTERLY WIND AT LESS THAN 10 KNOTS. THE PILOT EXPLAINS HE HELD A SLIGHT CRAB ANGLE ON FINAL APPROACH, JUDGING THE WINDS TO BE LIGHT AND STEADY FROM RIGHT. HE THEN DID A WHEEL LANDING AT BARTOW, TOUCHING DOWN AT APPROXIMATELY 1410 LOCAL TIME. ON ROLL OUT THE WIND BEGAN TO AFFECT STEERING BEFORE THE TAIL CAME DOWN AND BEFORE HE WAS ABLE TO COMPENSATE WITH BRAKE AND/OR POWER, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF CENTER LINE AND GROUND LOOPED AT THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ CALLED THE TOWER AND INFORMED THEM OF THE INCIDENT. HE PROCEEDED TO SHUT DOWN AIRCRAFT AND CUT OFF FUEL, HE THEN EXITED AIRCRAFT AND WAITED FOR ASSISTANCE FROM AIRPORT PERSONNEL.