The airplane ground looped and nosed over at 1128 Pacific time during landing. The Airline Transport pilot sustained minor injuries; the airplane was substantially damaged. Visual conditions prevailed. The pilot and a flight instructor had been performing touch-and-go takeoffs and landings and requested a full-stop landing. During the landing rollout the left wing tip impacted the runway. Shortly thereafter, the left main landing gear failed inboard resulting in the airplane nosing over.
March 1, 2007, Camarillo, Calif., Monocoupe 110
The airplane ground looped and nosed over at 1128 Pacific time during landing. The Airline Transport pilot sustained minor injuries; the airplane was substantially damaged. Visual conditions prevailed.
Key Takeaways:
- An airplane sustained substantial damage and its pilot minor injuries after ground looping and nosing over during a landing.
- The incident occurred during a full-stop landing, where the left wing tip impacted the runway, followed by the failure of the left main landing gear, causing the aircraft to nose over.
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