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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Dahlgren Family CCX-2000 · Yakima, WA · June 28, 2019

Date
June 28, 2019 · 15:00 local
Place
Yakima, WA
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N116ED
Reported as
Dahlgren Family CCX-2000
Reported engine
Lycoming CC363I
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
2,330 total109 in this make and model145 in the last 90 days

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.

Pilot was cleared to land on runway 22, aircraft landed at the approach end, then spun to the left onto the infield grass. The pilot stated that on his approach, he was given winds 180 at 6, gusting to 10 and highly variable. When he was on final, he said that the winds changed to 150 at 6, gusting 10, but still felt safe landing on runway 22. The pilot stated he conducted a three-point landing, and lined up off to the side to account for the wind. When the pilot landed, he stated he braced his left arm on the dashboard, and when he did that, his elbow bumped the throttle, and sent him into the ground loop. He also stated that he might have been on the left brake, which would have contributed to the ground loop. There was no damage to the aircraft, and no injuries to the pilot, but the aircraft struck a runway edge light and broke it.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT WAS CLEARED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 22, AIRCRAFT LANDED AT THE APPROACH END, THEN SPUN TO THE LEFT ONTO THE INFIELD GRASS. THE PILOT STATED THAT ON HIS APPROACH, HE WAS GIVEN WINDS 180 AT 6, GUSTING TO 10 AND HIGHLY VARIABLE. WHEN HE WAS ON FINAL, HE SAID THAT THE WINDS CHANGED TO 150 AT 6, GUSTING 10, BUT STILL FELT SAFE LANDING ON RUNWAY 22. THE PILOT STATED HE CONDUCTED A THREE-POINT LANDING, AND LINED UP OFF TO THE SIDE TO ACCOUNT FOR THE WIND. WHEN THE PILOT LANDED, HE STATED HE BRACED HIS LEFT ARM ON THE DASHBOARD, AND WHEN HE DID THAT, HIS ELBOW BUMPED THE THROTTLE, AND SENT HIM INTO THE GROUND LOOP. HE ALSO STATED THAT HE MIGHT HAVE BEEN ON THE LEFT BRAKE, WHICH WOULD HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE GROUND LOOP. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT, AND NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT, BUT THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A RUNWAY EDGE LIGHT AND BROKE IT.