What happened
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On July 3, 2024, at approximately 13:18 local time, a Cessna-120 received minor damage following a ground loop during landing rollout on runway 13 at Atlanta regional airport - falcon field (kffc). The flight was an instructional flight conducted under FAR part 91. The flight was conducted in visual meterological conditions (VMC) with light and variable wind. The PIC held flight instructor ratings appropriate to the airplane as well as airline transport pilot certificate with appropriate category/class ratings, and a tail wheel endorsement. The second pilot onboard held a private pilot rating in the same category and class airplane. According to statements from both pilots onboard, the private rated pilot was receiving instruction for a tailwheel endorsement. The pilots had flown for approximately 1.5 hrs and were practicing full stop wheel landings. Several landings were completed prior to the ground loop. Rollout for the last landing ended with a ground loop to the left before coming to rest on the engine cowling and propeller. The ground loop caused damage to the underside of the right wingtip, engine cowling, and propeller. The flight instructor stated that the landing was left of centerline, and his corrective action was to add right rudder, followed by right brake. The flight instructor stated that he felt the left brake may have locked up, but also stated that he should have applied the corrective action sooner. Examination of the runway environment in the area, and tires on both left and right main gear showed no indications to support the possibility of the brake on either side being locked. Examination of the left and right brake pads and assemblies show no apparent anomolies. The airplane rolled freely during the tire examination. The ground loop occured just prior to a taxiway on the left-hand side of the runway. Both pilots states that they were not attempting to exit on the taxiway.
As the FAA filed it
ON JULY 3, 2024, AT APPROXIMATELY 13:18 LOCAL TIME, A CESSNA-120 RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE FOLLOWING A GROUND LOOP DURING LANDING ROLLOUT ON RUNWAY 13 AT ATLANTA REGIONAL AIRPORT - FALCON FIELD (KFFC). THE FLIGHT WAS AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT CONDUCTED UNDER FAR PART 91. THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED IN VISUAL METEROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (VMC) WITH LIGHT AND VARIABLE WIND. THE PIC HELD FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR RATINGS APPROPRIATE TO THE AIRPLANE AS WELL AS AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT CERTIFICATE WITH APPROPRIATE CATEGORY/CLASS RATINGS, AND A TAIL WHEEL ENDORSEMENT. THE SECOND PILOT ONBOARD HELD A PRIVATE PILOT RATING IN THE SAME CATEGORY AND CLASS AIRPLANE. ACCORDING TO STATEMENTS FROM BOTH PILOTS ONBOARD, THE PRIVATE RATED PILOT WAS RECEIVING INSTRUCTION FOR A TAILWHEEL ENDORSEMENT. THE PILOTS HAD FLOWN FOR APPROXIMATELY 1.5 HRS AND WERE PRACTICING FULL STOP WHEEL LANDINGS. SEVERAL LANDINGS WERE COMPLETED PRIOR TO THE GROUND LOOP. ROLLOUT FOR THE LAST LANDING ENDED WITH A GROUND LOOP TO THE LEFT BEFORE COMING TO REST ON THE ENGINE COWLING AND PROPELLER. THE GROUND LOOP CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE UNDERSIDE OF THE RIGHT WINGTIP, ENGINE COWLING, AND PROPELLER. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR STATED THAT THE LANDING WAS LEFT OF CENTERLINE, AND HIS CORRECTIVE ACTION WAS TO ADD RIGHT RUDDER, FOLLOWED BY RIGHT BRAKE. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR STATED THAT HE FELT THE LEFT BRAKE MAY HAVE LOCKED UP, BUT ALSO STATED THAT HE SHOULD HAVE APPLIED THE CORRECTIVE ACTION SOONER. EXAMINATION OF THE RUNWAY ENVIRONMENT IN THE AREA, AND TIRES ON BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT MAIN GEAR SHOWED NO INDICATIONS TO SUPPORT THE POSSIBILITY OF THE BRAKE ON EITHER SIDE BEING LOCKED. EXAMINATION OF THE LEFT AND RIGHT BRAKE PADS AND ASSEMBLIES SHOW NO APPARENT ANOMOLIES. THE AIRPLANE ROLLED FREELY DURING THE TIRE EXAMINATION. THE GROUND LOOP OCCURED JUST PRIOR TO A TAXIWAY ON THE LEFT-HAND SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. BOTH PILOTS STATES THAT THEY WERE NOT ATTEMPTING TO EXIT ON THE TAXIWAY.