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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Parks FOKKER D-VII REPLICA · Centennial, CO · August 22, 2025

Date: August 22, 2025 · 08:44 local
Place: Centennial, CO
Airport: Centennial
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N18852
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN25LA333
Reported as: Parks Fokker D-VII Replica
Reported engine: Fairchild 6-440 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0

N18852Registered now · Parks FOKKER D-VII REPLICAS/N 20 · Built 1979 Airframe modelParks FOKKER D-VII REPLICA Engine modelFairchild 6-440 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

On 08/22/2025 the PIC of privacy data omitted flew to apa for an air demonstration the following day. Upon landing the PIC noted that the aircraft started to pull to the left. The PIC attempted to correct this by applying right rudder and the aircraft didn't respond. The PIC then added right brake and no response. PIC added right aileron input to increase drag and still no response. The aircraft finished the left turn and the PIC was unable to control the aircraft and ground looped on the south side of runway 28. The aircraft came to rest on the engine propeller and right wings. The aircraft sustained substantial damage to the right upper and lower wings. Photos provided by the PIC show that upon landing the tailwheel did become uncastered which would've contributed to the difficulty of controlling the aircraft. Pilot was also informally counseled about good tailwheel procedures.

As the FAA filed it

ON 08/22/2025 THE PIC OF ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FLEW TO APA FOR AN AIR DEMONSTRATION THE FOLLOWING DAY. UPON LANDING THE PIC NOTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO PULL TO THE LEFT. THE PIC ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT THIS BY APPLYING RIGHT RUDDER AND THE AIRCRAFT DIDN'T RESPOND. THE PIC THEN ADDED RIGHT BRAKE AND NO RESPONSE. PIC ADDED RIGHT AILERON INPUT TO INCREASE DRAG AND STILL NO RESPONSE. THE AIRCRAFT FINISHED THE LEFT TURN AND THE PIC WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE AIRCRAFT AND GROUND LOOPED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF RUNWAY 28. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON THE ENGINE PROPELLER AND RIGHT WINGS. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT UPPER AND LOWER WINGS. PHOTOS PROVIDED BY THE PIC SHOW THAT UPON LANDING THE TAILWHEEL DID BECOME UNCASTERED WHICH WOULD'VE CONTRIBUTED TO THE DIFFICULTY OF CONTROLLING THE AIRCRAFT. PILOT WAS ALSO INFORMALLY COUNSELED ABOUT GOOD TAILWHEEL PROCEDURES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN25LA333Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportEnglewood, COA malfunction of the tailwheel which resulted in a runway excursion and ground loop.Aug 22, 2025 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N18852 · 1

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

Incident 19790527028039INormal Cruise · Aurora, COForced landing after power loss. Cause undetermined.May 27, 1979 · Reported as Amtrrf FOKKERDR1 · Minor damage