# Incident 20221002015909I: Gardner William R THORP T-18, Savoy, IL, October 2, 2022

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 2, 2022, 13:30 local time
- Place: Savoy, IL
- Airport: University Of Illinois-Willard
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0386° N, 88.2765° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS/WILLARD (CMI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0386&lon=-88.2765&mi=10
- Aircraft: N70BZ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N70BZ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gardner William R THORP T-18 (registry code 05606K3, https://openairdocs.org/model/gardner-william-r-thorp-t-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GARDNER WILLIAM R THORP T-18
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,700 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221002015909I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RUNWAY 04 AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS / WILLARD ARIPORT (KCMI) AT APPROXIMATELY 13:30 ON 10/02/2022. DURRING THE ROLLOUT THE LEFT MAIN TIRE LOST AIRPRESSURE. AS A RESULT, THE AIRCAFT EXITED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND CAME TO A STOP AFTER A GROUND LOOP.

## Other reports on N70BZ (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20200529010469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200529010469A), May 29, 2020: Gardner William R THORP T-18 (N70BZ), Madisonville, TN, Substantial damage. The aircraft pilot, operating the aircraft with no other souls on board, landed his thorp T-18 (serial number 1325) at a privately owned grass landing strip…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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