ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 289863
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| Date: | Saturday 27 July 2013 |
| Time: | 09:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 175 |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | N9388B |
| MSN: | 55188 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1958 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 402 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-360-A1A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Willimantic, Connecticut -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Marlborough, CT (9B8) |
| Willimantic-Windham Airport, CT (KIJD) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The private pilot was landing the tailwheel-equipped airplane on a paved runway. During the landing roll, a ground witness heard a 'shimmy†when the tailwheel made contact with the paved surface. The airplane departed the right side of the runway into grass, where it ground-looped. Postaccident examination revealed that the tailwheel's left side mounting bolts were found stripped, and the tailwheel was canted to the right; however, there were no wear signatures on the tire to indicate that it had contacted the runway in a canted position. Based on the available information, it is most likely that the tailwheel mounting bolts were damaged during the accident sequence as a result of side-loading forces that occurred when the pilot failed to maintain directional control during the landing.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a ground loop.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ERA13LA343
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Oct-2022 19:06 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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