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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Game Composites GB1 GAMEBIRD · Tarkio, MO · July 12, 2025

Date
July 12, 2025 · 09:40 local
Place
Tarkio, MO
Airport
Gould Peterson Municipal Airpo
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Collision
Collision on the ground
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N588AF
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN25LA250
Reported as
Game Composites GB1 Gamebird
Reported engine
Lycoming AEIO-580-B1A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
7,679 total310 in this make and model44 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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During an attempted landing on runway 36, privacy data omittedwas about to touchdown when it collided with privacy data omitted, which had already landed and was on roll out. An aircraft on final behind privacy data omitted, made an urgent radio call for privacy data omitted to go around. privacy data omitted Initiated an immediate go around, during which its rudder made contact with the propeller of privacy data omitted. The contact resulted in minor damage to the right landing gear fairing and substantial damage to to approximately 12 inches of the lower aft portion of the rudder of privacy data omitted. The propeller blades of privacy data omitted received damage requiring propeller replacement. However, other than a minor scuff to the canopy of privacy data omitted, made by the tire of privacy data omitted, there didn't appear to be any other damage to privacy data omitted. privacy data omitted Performed a successful go around and landed without further issue.

As the FAA filed it

DURING AN ATTEMPTED LANDING ON RUNWAY 36, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^WAS ABOUT TO TOUCHDOWN WHEN IT COLLIDED WITH ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, WHICH HAD ALREADY LANDED AND WAS ON ROLL OUT. AN AIRCRAFT ON FINAL BEHIND ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, MADE AN URGENT RADIO CALL FOR ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TO GO AROUND. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ INITIATED AN IMMEDIATE GO AROUND, DURING WHICH ITS RUDDER MADE CONTACT WITH THE PROPELLER OF ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. THE CONTACT RESULTED IN MINOR DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR FAIRING AND SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO TO APPROXIMATELY 12 INCHES OF THE LOWER AFT PORTION OF THE RUDDER OF ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. THE PROPELLER BLADES OF ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ RECEIVED DAMAGE REQUIRING PROPELLER REPLACEMENT. HOWEVER, OTHER THAN A MINOR SCUFF TO THE CANOPY OF ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, MADE BY THE TIRE OF ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, THERE DIDN'T APPEAR TO BE ANY OTHER DAMAGE TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PERFORMED A SUCCESSFUL GO AROUND AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER ISSUE.

NTSB investigation

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Other aircraft in the event · 1

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