What happened
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On January 3, 2023, at approximately 1700 CST, a 1959 Cessna, C150 converted tail dragger, was on a personal flight at Clarence e. Page (krce) ykon, Oklahoma. The pilot stated while on scene "I touchdown and rolled a few feet and all of a sudden the airplane darted to the left trying to ground loop. I immediately put in right rudder, trying to make corrections and all of a sudden I was upside down." Total accident site covers less than 50FT. Aircraft appears intact with substantial exterior skin damage to the forward engine cowling, wings, fuselage, and empennage; propeller has notable signs sudden stoppage. Aircraft was noted to have been landing to the north on 35L upon initial observation aircraft was discovered to be inverted on the runway and the direction of the aircraft point to the south opposite the intended landing direction. Aircraft was moved off the runway and relocated to the owner hanger for storage.
As the FAA filed it
ON JANUARY 3, 2023, AT APPROXIMATELY 1700 CST, A 1959 CESSNA, C150 CONVERTED TAIL DRAGGER, WAS ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT AT CLARENCE E. PAGE (KRCE) YKON, OKLAHOMA. THE PILOT STATED WHILE ON SCENE "I TOUCHDOWN AND ROLLED A FEW FEET AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE AIRPLANE DARTED TO THE LEFT TRYING TO GROUND LOOP. I IMMEDIATELY PUT IN RIGHT RUDDER, TRYING TO MAKE CORRECTIONS AND ALL OF A SUDDEN I WAS UPSIDE DOWN." TOTAL ACCIDENT SITE COVERS LESS THAN 50FT. AIRCRAFT APPEARS INTACT WITH SUBSTANTIAL EXTERIOR SKIN DAMAGE TO THE FORWARD ENGINE COWLING, WINGS, FUSELAGE, AND EMPENNAGE; PROPELLER HAS NOTABLE SIGNS SUDDEN STOPPAGE. AIRCRAFT WAS NOTED TO HAVE BEEN LANDING TO THE NORTH ON 35L UPON INITIAL OBSERVATION AIRCRAFT WAS DISCOVERED TO BE INVERTED ON THE RUNWAY AND THE DIRECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT POINT TO THE SOUTH OPPOSITE THE INTENDED LANDING DIRECTION. AIRCRAFT WAS MOVED OFF THE RUNWAY AND RELOCATED TO THE OWNER HANGER FOR STORAGE.
NTSB investigation
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