ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 278494
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| Date: | Wednesday 29 September 2021 |
| Time: | 12:00 LT |
| Type: |  Wittman W-10 Tailwind |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | N68TW |
| MSN: | 881 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2005 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 42 hours |
| Engine model: | Viking Honda 195T |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Brooksville, Florida -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Brooksville, FL |
| Brooksville, FL | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that after landing, he applied the brakes and felt a 'violent shimmy.†He released the brakes and the nose landing gear leg rotated left and aft which resulted in the right wing impacting the runway surface.
A post-accident examination revealed that the nose landing gear retention bolt had sheared and the airplane had sustained substantial damage to the right wing. The pilot stated that he was the second owner and noticed that the original builder had not followed the design plans for the airplane, so the pilot modified the nose wheel attach plate to strengthen it but did not modify the gear assembly attach point which resulted in the failure.
Probable Cause: The failure of the nose landing gear retention bolt during taxi which resulted in a loss of control and subsequent impact with the taxiway.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ERA21LA385
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-May-2022 11:06 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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