20240131001069I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · White MODEL P · Okechobbee, FL · January 31, 2024

Date: January 31, 2024 · 08:14 local
Place: Okechobbee, FL
Airport: Okeechobee County
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N81AC
Reported as: White Model P
Reported engine: Continental 0-200 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours: 25,930 total113 in this make and model17 in the last 90 days

N81ACRegistered now · White MODEL PS/N AW-1 · Built 1971 Airframe modelWhite MODEL P Engine modelContinental 0-200 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Departed FD88 for obe, arriving runway 5. The landing was a normal three point landing with no bounce. While slowing, the aircraft began to veer towards the right, pilot corrected to the left and aircraft began a rapid swerve, correcting back right the aircraft ground looped right folding the left gear inwards. The aircraft came to stop near center line of runway 5 resting partially on folded left gear and lower left wingtip.

Damages were to the left landing gear support tubing and cosmetic scratches on fiberglass left lower wing tip.

Counseling reccomended and performed by ops inspector.

As the FAA filed it

DEPARTED FD88 FOR OBE, ARRIVING RUNWAY 5. THE LANDING WAS A NORMAL THREE POINT LANDING WITH NO BOUNCE. WHILE SLOWING, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO VEER TOWARDS THE RIGHT, PILOT CORRECTED TO THE LEFT AND AIRCRAFT BEGAN A RAPID SWERVE, CORRECTING BACK RIGHT THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED RIGHT FOLDING THE LEFT GEAR INWARDS. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO STOP NEAR CENTER LINE OF RUNWAY 5 RESTING PARTIALLY ON FOLDED LEFT GEAR AND LOWER LEFT WINGTIP.

DAMAGES WERE TO THE LEFT LANDING GEAR SUPPORT TUBING AND COSMETIC SCRATCHES ON FIBERGLASS LEFT LOWER WING TIP.

COUNSELING RECCOMENDED AND PERFORMED BY OPS INSPECTOR.