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FAA incident report · Boeing A75N1(PT17) · Riverside, CA · January 21, 2018

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Date
January 21, 2018 · 15:25 local
Place
Riverside, CA
Airport
Riverside
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N53459
Reported as
Boeing A75N1(PT17)
Reported engine
Continental W670 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
460 total22 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days
N53459Registered now · Boeing A75N1(PT17)S/N 75-573 · Built 1941Airframe modelBoeing A75N1(PT17)Engine modelContinental W670 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Narrative:

On January 21, 2018 1525 PST time, N53459 a Boeing PT17 stearman on the fourth landing went into a ground loop at ral (Riverside Airport) scrapping both the left and right wing tips. There was no damage to airport property and minor damage to the aircraft. Pilot stated that the tailwheel kicked over to the left and the plane went into a slow ground loop and after overcorrecting the aircraft turned the other direction 180 degrees scrapping the opposite wing tip.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE:

ON JANUARY 21, 2018 1525 PST TIME, N53459 A BOEING PT17 STEARMAN ON THE FOURTH LANDING WENT INTO A GROUND LOOP AT RAL (RIVERSIDE AIRPORT) SCRAPPING BOTH THE LEFT AND RIGHT WING TIPS. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO AIRPORT PROPERTY AND MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. PILOT STATED THAT THE TAILWHEEL KICKED OVER TO THE LEFT AND THE PLANE WENT INTO A SLOW GROUND LOOP AND AFTER OVERCORRECTING THE AIRCRAFT TURNED THE OTHER DIRECTION 180 DEGREES SCRAPPING THE OPPOSITE WING TIP.