What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot stated that he had only about 27 hours total in the C180 series aircraft and meet the minimum recency flight experience for carrying passengers, 3 takesoffs and landing in the last 90 days. Pilot stated that upon landing and rollout that he under anticipated the turn for the taxi way and ground looped the aircraft failing to maintain proper directional control of the airplane. The incident was at low speed which resulted in damage to only the wing tip covers/nav light. No other damage observed. The aircraft was brought to a facility on the field for repairs.
See ptrs# 201803066 and 201803233
As the FAA filed it
PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD ONLY ABOUT 27 HOURS TOTAL IN THE C180 SERIES AIRCRAFT AND MEET THE MINIMUM RECENCY FLIGHT EXPERIENCE FOR CARRYING PASSENGERS, 3 TAKESOFFS AND LANDING IN THE LAST 90 DAYS. PILOT STATED THAT UPON LANDING AND ROLLOUT THAT HE UNDER ANTICIPATED THE TURN FOR THE TAXI WAY AND GROUND LOOPED THE AIRCRAFT FAILING TO MAINTAIN PROPER DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE. THE INCIDENT WAS AT LOW SPEED WHICH RESULTED IN DAMAGE TO ONLY THE WING TIP COVERS/NAV LIGHT. NO OTHER DAMAGE OBSERVED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BROUGHT TO A FACILITY ON THE FIELD FOR REPAIRS.
SEE PTRS# 201803066 AND 201803233
Other reports on N54AF · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.