- Date
- November 27, 2007, 11:00 local (18:00 UTC)
- Place
- Belen, NM
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N74SRGodwin, David P Sorrell SNJ-7
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report January 31, 2008
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 20071127828079A
- Case key
- 67174
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Probable cause
The NTSB’s determination of the probable cause, and any contributing factors.
the pilot's loss of directional control during landing resulting in a ground loop.
Analysis
According to the pilot's statement, he was landing on runway 21 and the winds were light and variable. Shortly after touchdown on the runway, he lost directional control and the airplane ground looped. The airplane departed the left side of the runway and came to rest upright. Examination of the airplane revealed that one main landing gear was separated and one was folded under the fuselage. Several right wing ribs were broken. No anomalies with the aircraft systems were reported.
Factual narrative
According to the pilot's statement, he was landing on runway 21 and the winds were light and variable. Shortly after touchdown on the runway, he lost directional control and the airplane ground looped. The airplane departed the left side of the runway and came to rest upright. Examination of the airplane revealed that one main landing gear was separated and one was folded under the fuselage. Several right wing ribs were broken. No anomalies with the aircraft systems were reported. The private pilot, who was the sole occupant and registered owner, was not injured.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N74SR
- Reported as
- Godwin, David P Sorrell SNJ-7
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 280
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A1A-5, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- David w. Shuckhart
- Registered owner
- ABQ New Mexico Adventure Tours
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection
- Condition · May 1, 2007
- Departed
- E80 · Belen, NM
- Airport
- E80 · Alexander Municipal Airport, runway 21, 6,601 × 60 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 48
- Injuries
- None
- Certificates
- Private, Recreational
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3
- Flight hours
- 1,364 total · 14 in this make and model · 26 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.