ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 347545
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| Date: | Thursday 12 October 2023 |
| Time: | 11:00 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing-Stearman A75N1 (PT-17) Kaydet |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N4777V |
| MSN: | 75-5733 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2000 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming R-680 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Mesa-Falcon Field, AZ (MSC/KFFZ) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Mesa-Falcon Field, AZ (MSC/KFFZ) |
| Mesa-Falcon Field, AZ (MSC/KFFZ) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The flight instructor of the tailwheel-equipped airplane reported that, while demonstrating a wheel landing during an instructional flight with a student in the rear seat, the nose swerved to the right upon lowering the tailwheel. The pilot corrected with left rudder input, but the airplane ground looped to the right, resulting in substantial damage to the left wing. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The flight instructor's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a ground loop.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB WPR24LA015
https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/N4777V
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 18 September 2012 | N4777V | Judd Donald C | 0 | Lincoln, California | |
sub |
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Nov-2023 11:08 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 01-Feb-2024 11:45 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Feb-2024 11:46 | harro | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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