- Date
- April 27, 1985, 13:00 local (20:00 UTC)
- Place
- Aurora, CO
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N555JWBoeing PT 17
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850427017629A
- Case key
- 16666
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Analysis
The acft ground looped while landing at front range aprt, Aurora, CO. The plt was receiving instruction from a flight instructor for insurance purposes. Witnesses saw the acft land in a normal manner then it began to swerve back and forth across the rwy which terminated with the right gear collapsing. The plts had no explanation for the cause of the ground loop.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N555JW
- Reported as
- Boeing PT 17
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 75-2955
- Airframe hours
- 3,066
- Engine
- Continental W67D, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- James Walters
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · June 2, 1984
- Departed
- Englewood, CO
- Airport
- Front Range, runway 26, 8,000 × 100 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 34
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 126 total · 7 in this make and model · 85 as pilot in command · 3 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 75 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 64 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
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