ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 288912
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| Date: | Wednesday 24 August 2011 |
| Time: | 17:13 LT |
| Type: |  Glasair |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N250CH |
| MSN: | 250 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 650 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Ocala-Taylor Field, FL (OCF/KOCF) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Melbourne International Airport, FL (MLB/KMLB) |
| Ocala-Taylor Field, FL (OCF/KOCF) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
According to the pilot, he landed the airplane with a crosswind, and during the rollout the airplane veered to the left, ground looped, and departed the left side of the runway. The right main landing gear became caught in a grassy area, which brought the airplane to rest and resulted in substantial damage to the fuselage. A postaccident examination of the airplane revealed that the tailwheel lock mechanism of the free-castering tailwheel assembly was unable to keep the tailwheel engaged in the locked position. The mechanism that locked the tailwheel assembly in place was not broken; however, the spring of that particular tailwheel assembly kit worked in compression, rather than tension, which resulted in less pressure being applied to the tailwheel lock and greater susceptibility for the tailwheel to unlock during a crosswind landing. Subsequently, when the lock mechanism was moved repetitively, it became dislodged from the notch.
Probable Cause: The failure of the tailwheel locking mechanism to remain engaged while landing in a crosswind, which resulted in a loss of directional control and runway excursion.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ERA11CA471
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Oct-2022 07:38 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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