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FAA incident report · North American SNJ-5 · Houston, TX · August 24, 2019

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Date
August 24, 2019 · 10:15 local
Place
Houston, TX
Airport
Ellington Field
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
XSUJ
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N566TX
Reported as
North American SNJ-5
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney R1340 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
11,900 total27 in this make and model4 in the last 90 days
N566TXRegistered now · North American SNJ-5S/N 85053Airframe modelNorth American SNJ-5Engine modelPratt & Whitney R1340 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Aircraft ground looped on landing rollout. On August 24, 2019 at approximately 10:15 am privacy data omitted(pilot) was on a routine air tour flight for the lone star flight museum in Ellington Field (efd) with one passenger. The pilot reported right base to runway 17R and was cleared to land on runway 17R with the wind heading of 010 at 4 knots. The pilot verified gear down and selected landing flaps at 30 degrees. The airplane crossed the threshold at 95 mph and the pilot did not noticed a crosswind drift. The pilot touched down in a 3 point attitude and rolled out straight. When airplane was decelerating through 40 to 30 mph the nose began to swing to the left. The pilot applied almost full rudder to stop the swing then went neutral on the rudder. The nose continued to swing left, approximately 30 degrees off centerline, and again the rudder was applied to the stop. The nose began to reverse to the right so the rudder was neutralized. The nose swung rapidly to the right, full left rudder was applied with light left brake. He was unable to stop the swing and the aircraft ground looped to the right dragging the left wing tip. The airplane came to a stop and he unlocked the tail wheel and taxied down the runway to their hangar. Pilot and passenger were not injured. Airplane sustained minor damage to the left wing tip, broke outer hinge bracket to left aileron and left aileron fabric was damaged.

I am considering this an incident due to the minor damage to the wing tip and no major structural damage.

I am recommending counseling from ops inspector.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED ON LANDING ROLLOUT. ON AUGUST 24, 2019 AT APPROXIMATELY 10:15 AM ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^(PILOT) WAS ON A ROUTINE AIR TOUR FLIGHT FOR THE LONE STAR FLIGHT MUSEUM IN ELLINGTON FIELD (EFD) WITH ONE PASSENGER. THE PILOT REPORTED RIGHT BASE TO RUNWAY 17R AND WAS CLEARED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 17R WITH THE WIND HEADING OF 010 AT 4 KNOTS. THE PILOT VERIFIED GEAR DOWN AND SELECTED LANDING FLAPS AT 30 DEGREES. THE AIRPLANE CROSSED THE THRESHOLD AT 95 MPH AND THE PILOT DID NOT NOTICED A CROSSWIND DRIFT. THE PILOT TOUCHED DOWN IN A 3 POINT ATTITUDE AND ROLLED OUT STRAIGHT. WHEN AIRPLANE WAS DECELERATING THROUGH 40 TO 30 MPH THE NOSE BEGAN TO SWING TO THE LEFT. THE PILOT APPLIED ALMOST FULL RUDDER TO STOP THE SWING THEN WENT NEUTRAL ON THE RUDDER. THE NOSE CONTINUED TO SWING LEFT, APPROXIMATELY 30 DEGREES OFF CENTERLINE, AND AGAIN THE RUDDER WAS APPLIED TO THE STOP. THE NOSE BEGAN TO REVERSE TO THE RIGHT SO THE RUDDER WAS NEUTRALIZED. THE NOSE SWUNG RAPIDLY TO THE RIGHT, FULL LEFT RUDDER WAS APPLIED WITH LIGHT LEFT BRAKE. HE WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE SWING AND THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED TO THE RIGHT DRAGGING THE LEFT WING TIP. THE AIRPLANE CAME TO A STOP AND HE UNLOCKED THE TAIL WHEEL AND TAXIED DOWN THE RUNWAY TO THEIR HANGAR. PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. AIRPLANE SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING TIP, BROKE OUTER HINGE BRACKET TO LEFT AILERON AND LEFT AILERON FABRIC WAS DAMAGED.

I AM CONSIDERING THIS AN INCIDENT DUE TO THE MINOR DAMAGE TO THE WING TIP AND NO MAJOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE.

I AM RECOMMENDING COUNSELING FROM OPS INSPECTOR.