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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Aviat A-1C-200 · Springfield, MO · July 19, 2026

Date
July 19, 2026 · 07:43 local
Place
Springfield, MO
Airport
Springfield-Branson National
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N54AH
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC26LA073
Reported as
Aviat A-1C-200
Reported engine
Lycoming IO-360-A1D6
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,356 total24 in this make and model70 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.

Pilot landed on runway 32 and began drifting to the right in an uncontrolled manner. Pilot attempted to correct the trajectory and drifted into runway two. Aircraft did a ground loop and the right tire was torn away from the right landing gear.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT LANDED ON RUNWAY 32 AND BEGAN DRIFTING TO THE RIGHT IN AN UNCONTROLLED MANNER. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT THE TRAJECTORY AND DRIFTED INTO RUNWAY TWO. AIRCRAFT DID A GROUND LOOP AND THE RIGHT TIRE WAS TORN AWAY FROM THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR.

NTSB investigation

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