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FAA accident report · Orchard Richard CCK-1865 · Juneau, AK · June 28, 2020

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Date
June 28, 2020 · 15:00 local
Place
Juneau, AK
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N153CC
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC20CA062
Reported as
Orchard Richard CCK-1865
Reported engine
ECI O-360
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
521 total33 in this make and model36 in the last 90 days
N153CCRegistered now · Orchard Richard CCK-1865S/N CCK-1865-0006Airframe modelOrchard Richard CCK-1865Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

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Pilot departed pajn at 2:18 pm for flight for pleasure. After flying for about 30 minutes pilot intended to land on a beach on admiralty island. After

An overflight for inspection of the surface and wind conditions, pilot made an approach to the beach with the water on the left and forest on the right. The wind was calm. Estimated touchdown speed at 40 mph. Touchdown and initial rollout were uneventful. After approximately 150-200 feet of deceleration the plane made a sudden unintended turn to the right. Estimated speed at that point to be 15 mph. At this point the left wing tipped downward impacting the sand and the wingtip became lodged in the sand. There was no prop strike. The pilot shut off the engine and exited the plane to find that the left main gear shock had bent to an angle of 90 degrees and the main gear had folded underneath the belly of the plane. He believed that gear collapse happened prior to the wingtip striking the ground.

Note: pilot received tailwheel endorsement on March 04, 2020.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT DEPARTED PAJN AT 2:18 PM FOR FLIGHT FOR PLEASURE. AFTER FLYING FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES PILOT INTENDED TO LAND ON A BEACH ON ADMIRALTY ISLAND. AFTER

AN OVERFLIGHT FOR INSPECTION OF THE SURFACE AND WIND CONDITIONS, PILOT MADE AN APPROACH TO THE BEACH WITH THE WATER ON THE LEFT AND FOREST ON THE RIGHT. THE WIND WAS CALM. ESTIMATED TOUCHDOWN SPEED AT 40 MPH. TOUCHDOWN AND INITIAL ROLLOUT WERE UNEVENTFUL. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 150-200 FEET OF DECELERATION THE PLANE MADE A SUDDEN UNINTENDED TURN TO THE RIGHT. ESTIMATED SPEED AT THAT POINT TO BE 15 MPH. AT THIS POINT THE LEFT WING TIPPED DOWNWARD IMPACTING THE SAND AND THE WINGTIP BECAME LODGED IN THE SAND. THERE WAS NO PROP STRIKE. THE PILOT SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND EXITED THE PLANE TO FIND THAT THE LEFT MAIN GEAR SHOCK HAD BENT TO AN ANGLE OF 90 DEGREES AND THE MAIN GEAR HAD FOLDED UNDERNEATH THE BELLY OF THE PLANE. HE BELIEVED THAT GEAR COLLAPSE HAPPENED PRIOR TO THE WINGTIP STRIKING THE GROUND.

NOTE: PILOT RECEIVED TAILWHEEL ENDORSEMENT ON MARCH 04, 2020.

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 ANC20CA062Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · Data collectionFinal reportJuneau, AKThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing rollout, which resulted in a ground loop.Jun 28, 2020 · Substantial damage