What was found
INSPECTED SPARS ON LEFT WING AFTER GROUND LOOP. FOUND A COMPRESSION FAILURE ON THE REAR SPAR. COULD NOT TELL CONCLUSIVELY IF FRONT SPAR WAS CRACKED OR NOT. AFTER DISASSEMBLY OF WING, 5 COMPRESSION FAILURES WERE FOUND IN THE AFT SPAR.
- Difficulty date
- July 1, 1999
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N5057P
- Make and model
- Bbavia 7GCAA
- Aircraft serial
- 38579
- System (JASC)
- 5711 · Wing Spar
- Part
- Spar
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Lt Wing
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.