20210916015799A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Waco Classic 2T-1A-2 · Battle Creek, MI · September 16, 2021

Date
September 16, 2021 · 15:56 local
Place
Battle Creek, MI
Airport
Battle Creek Exec At Kellogg F
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N53GL
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN21LA430
Reported as
Waco Classic 2T-1A-2
Reported engine
Lycoming AEIO-360-B1G6
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
490 total12 in this make and model65 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

During landing with crosswind conditions, airplane bounced then settled onto runway veering right. PIC applied left rudder, over correcting causing the airplane to ground-loop.

As the FAA filed it

DURING LANDING WITH CROSSWIND CONDITIONS, AIRPLANE BOUNCED THEN SETTLED ONTO RUNWAY VEERING RIGHT. PIC APPLIED LEFT RUDDER, OVER CORRECTING CAUSING THE AIRPLANE TO GROUND-LOOP.

NTSB investigation

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