Aviation Accident Summaries

Aviation Accident Summary GAA16CA522

McCall, ID, USA

Aircraft #1

N322BD

DIETERICH ROBERT A AIR CAM

Analysis

Same as Factual Information

Factual Information

According to a Federal Aviation Administration Aviation Safety Inspector, the pilot made a hard landing and the left main landing gear wheel separated from the airplane. Subsequently, the pilot aborted the landing, and on the second landing, the airplane ground looped. The airplane received substantial damage to the lift struts and lower fuselage. After multiple attempts to contact the pilot, the pilot did not fill out the National Transportation Safety Board Form 6120.1 Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident/Incident Report, or talk to the National Transportation Safety Board in regard to the accident.

Probable Cause and Findings

The pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing and the left main landing gear wheel separating from the airplane, followed by an aborted landing, and a subsequent ground loop during the follow-on landing.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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