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 nosed over during a landing rollout, resulting in minor injuries to the Airline Transport pilot.
- The incident occurred after the left wing tip impacted the runway, leading to the failure of the left main landing gear.
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