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.
Airman stated he was landing on gravel bars of stream, and this was his 5th landing of the day. He had previously landed on the same gravel bar. During the approach to landing, there was crosswind. While in the landing phase, he attempted to go around, but the right wheel hit the ground and spun the aircraft around. During the ground loop, the nose gear folded under and the prop struck the ground. There was damage to the wing and fuselage as well.
Airman was counseled on off-airport landings, and was recommended to utilize supercub simulator at medallion foundation to practice crosswind and other types of landings.
As the FAA filed it
AIRMAN STATED HE WAS LANDING ON GRAVEL BARS OF STREAM, AND THIS WAS HIS 5TH LANDING OF THE DAY. HE HAD PREVIOUSLY LANDED ON THE SAME GRAVEL BAR. DURING THE APPROACH TO LANDING, THERE WAS CROSSWIND. WHILE IN THE LANDING PHASE, HE ATTEMPTED TO GO AROUND, BUT THE RIGHT WHEEL HIT THE GROUND AND SPUN THE AIRCRAFT AROUND. DURING THE GROUND LOOP, THE NOSE GEAR FOLDED UNDER AND THE PROP STRUCK THE GROUND. THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE WING AND FUSELAGE AS WELL.
AIRMAN WAS COUNSELED ON OFF-AIRPORT LANDINGS, AND WAS RECOMMENDED TO UTILIZE SUPERCUB SIMULATOR AT MEDALLION FOUNDATION TO PRACTICE CROSSWIND AND OTHER TYPES OF LANDINGS.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.