THE PLT OF A 1937 FAIRCHILD EXPERIENCES A GND LOOP DURING AN ANTICIPATED RWY EXITING AT CGX; IL.

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SEP/XA/00 MEIGS FIELD IN CHICAGO HELD AN EVENT; AND AS IN PAST YRS ASKED IF WE COULD PROVIDE ANY ACFT FOR THEIR STATIC DISPLAY. I WAS ASKED BY THE OWNER OF A 1937 FAIRCHILD IF I WOULD FLY THE PLANE TO MEIGS FOR THE DAY. WE WERE HELD; CIRCLING OUT OVER THE LAKE FOR NEARLY 1 HR WAITING FOR OUR TURN TO GET INTO MEIGS. FIRST OVER MONTROSE HARBOR; THEN DIRECTLY E OF THE FIELD AND AGAIN SE OF THE FIELD. ON LNDG; I HAD ROLLED OUT AND SLOWED TO ABOUT 10 MPH. I STARTED THE TURNOFF ONTO THE TXWY A BIT EARLY AND CORRECTED WITH A TOUCH OF R RUDDER. FOR REASONS UNKNOWN; PERHAPS A SPOT OF OIL ON THE RWY; PROBABLY AN ERRANT GUST OF WIND; THE PLANE SWUNG R AND IN SPITE OF FULL L RUDDER AND FULL L BRAKE; CONTINUED TO TURN TO THE R. WHEN I FELT THE WING START TO LIFT; I KNEW A GND LOOP WAS INEVITABLE AND ELECTED TO JUST RIDE IT AROUND. I ENDED UP EXACTLY WHERE I STARTED DOING NO DAMAGE TO PERSONS OR PROPERTY AND CONTINUED TO TURN OFF ON THE TXWY AND TAXI TO THE DISPLAY AREA. THE TWR; HOWEVER; GOT A BIT EXCITED; PROBABLY DUE TO THE PRESSURE THE CTLR WAS UNDER HANDLING THAT MUCH MIXED TFC AND REQUESTED THAT I CALL HIM AND EXPLAIN.