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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Mikulichek Richard L ZENITH 601 HD · Worthington, MN · May 31, 2020

Date: May 31, 2020 · 16:45 local
Place: Worthington, MN
Airport: Worthington Municipal
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N638RM
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN20CA206
Reported as: Mikulichek Richard L Zenith 601 HD
Reported engine: SUBARU EA-81
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 710 total230 in this make and model8 in the last 90 days

N638RMRegistration cancelled Feb 18, 2022 · Mikulichek Richard L ZENITH 601 HDS/N 23082 · Built 2012 Airframe modelMikulichek Richard L ZENITH 601 HD Engine modelSubaru EA-81Reciprocating

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What happened

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

Pilot stated that he touched down and saw a fox run onto the runway, the pilot maneuvered the aircraft to miss the fox that resulted in a ground loop. The forces that the aircraft sustained included a broken tail wheel bungee chain and the right gear was stress to the left in a manner that caused damage to the spar.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT STATED THAT HE TOUCHED DOWN AND SAW A FOX RUN ONTO THE RUNWAY, THE PILOT MANEUVERED THE AIRCRAFT TO MISS THE FOX THAT RESULTED IN A GROUND LOOP. THE FORCES THAT THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED INCLUDED A BROKEN TAIL WHEEL BUNGEE CHAIN AND THE RIGHT GEAR WAS STRESS TO THE LEFT IN A MANNER THAT CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE SPAR.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN20CA206Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · Data collectionFinal reportWorthington, MNThe pilot's excessive brake application during the landing roll to avoid an animal on the runway, which resulted in a ground loop.May 31, 2020 · Substantial damage