Aviat A-1C N73GT

Summary

On 18 January 2016 at about 21:00 local time, a Aviat A-1C registered N73GT was involved in an accident near Breckenridge, Texas, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

18 January 2016 at 21:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Breckenridge, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Stephens County (BKD)

Coordinates

32.7189, -98.8917

Aircraft

Aviat A-1C

Registration

N73GT

Category

Airplane

Year built

2009

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Breckenridge → Breckenridge

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA16CA103

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a ground-loop.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported he was practicing touch-and-go-landings. When the airplane touched down on the runway, the airplane veered to the right, he applied left rudder, but had applied too much and the airplane veered to the left. The pilot reported that he applied right rudder but had once again used too much and the airplane ground-looped to the right, and departed the runway surface. The left main landing gear collapsed and the left wing impacted the ground. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left aileron. The pilot reported that there were no preimpact mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.