ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 352503
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| Date: | Thursday 30 September 1999 |
| Time: | 10:30 LT |
| Type: |  Champion 7FC |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N4873E |
| MSN: | 7FC-313 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1959 |
| Engine model: | Continental C90 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Powderly, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
During the landing roll, the airplane was uncontrollable and 'veered violently to the right.' The pilot added full power to avoid hitting a house. Subsequently, the airplane passed over the house, landed, and slid to a stop on its nose. Examination revealed that the springs had been removed from the tailwheel assembly. The pilot/owner stated that he did not look at the tailwheel assembly during the preflight.
Probable Cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection of the airplane, during which he failed to detect the disconnected tailwheel steering assembly.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW00LA013
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 07-Mar-2024 20:28 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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