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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Fairchild 24R-46 · Bridgeport, CT · June 9, 2024

Date
June 9, 2024 · 14:10 local
Place
Bridgeport, CT
Airport
Igor I Sikorsky Memorial
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N81348
Reported as
Fairchild 24R-46
Reported engine
Fairchild 6-440 series
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,156 total46 in this make and model33 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.

Aircraft landing rny 29 with ATIS (v) reporting winds out of 300 at 11KTS, gusts to 21KTS. Aircraft touched down and encountered a strong crosswind gust briefly forcing the aircraft back into the air and inducing a yaw that caused the aircraft to ground loop upon touching down a second time. This caused damage to the LH main wheel, the LH main wheel brake, the LH wing tip, and the horizontal stabalizer tip. 1 pilot and 2 passengers on board, no injuries. Minor damage only.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT LANDING RNY 29 WITH ATIS (V) REPORTING WINDS OUT OF 300 AT 11KTS, GUSTS TO 21KTS. AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN AND ENCOUNTERED A STRONG CROSSWIND GUST BRIEFLY FORCING THE AIRCRAFT BACK INTO THE AIR AND INDUCING A YAW THAT CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO GROUND LOOP UPON TOUCHING DOWN A SECOND TIME. THIS CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE LH MAIN WHEEL, THE LH MAIN WHEEL BRAKE, THE LH WING TIP, AND THE HORIZONTAL STABALIZER TIP. 1 PILOT AND 2 PASSENGERS ON BOARD, NO INJURIES. MINOR DAMAGE ONLY.

Other reports on N81348 · 1

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