N579RM is a 2001 Estumkeda Ltd Dba Micco Acft MAC-145B. It is a fixed-wing single-engine aircraft with 2 seats, powered by a Lycoming IO-540 SER rated at 300 horsepower. The registration is active, with the registrant based in Austin, TX. Its standard airworthiness certificate was issued in Mar 2001. It has been registered to its current owner since Mar 2021. This page also carries 1 NTSB event.
2021
2001
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The private pilot was conducting a touch-and-go in a tailwheel equipped airplane with a direct crosswind component of 15 knots gusting up to 20 knots from the left side of the airplane. During landing, the crosswinds began pushing the airplane to the right side of the runway. While correcting back to centerline the pilot reported that a combination of over-correction and gusty crosswinds caused a loss of control. The airplane ground looped, departed the left side of the runway, and came to rest upright with the nose of the aircraft pointed approximately 180 degree from runway heading. Damage was sustained to the wing spar.
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