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Aircam pilot reported sustaining minor damage from a ground loop that resulted from an encounter with strong crosswinds.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1387814 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201609 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Amateur/Home Built/Experimental |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Landing |
| Route In Use | Visual Approach |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Single Pilot Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 60 Flight Crew Total 4500 Flight Crew Type 50 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Ground Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control Ground Event / Encounter Ground Strike - Aircraft Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence |
Narrative:
During landing phase strong gusty cross wind from 14 to 29 knots caused aircraft to ground loop; aircraft [sustained] minor wing tip and body skin damage.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Aircam pilot reported sustaining minor damage from a ground loop that resulted from an encounter with strong crosswinds.
Narrative: During landing phase strong gusty cross wind from 14 to 29 knots caused aircraft to ground loop; aircraft [sustained] minor wing tip and body skin damage.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.