ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 353857
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| Date: | Monday 31 August 1998 |
| Time: | 19:00 LT |
| Type: |  Pitts S-2B |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N52TW |
| MSN: | 5323 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 112 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming AEIO540-D4A5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Sherman, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | (F39) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot of the tail wheel equipped airplane lost directional control while landing on runway 17L due to a crosswind condition. The private pilot stated that just prior to the wheels contacting the runway a gust of wind 'from 090 degrees' pushed the airplane to the right of the runway centerline. The airplane contacted the runway to the right of the runway centerline and the pilot began to use left rudder and braking to maintain directional control of the airplane. Subsequently, the tail of the airplane began to swing around to the right and the right main landing gear collapsed. The airplane slid approximately 15 feet and came to rest upright on the runway. The pilot estimates that at the time of the accident the winds were from 090 degrees at 10 to 12 knots and gusting to 15 knots.
Probable Cause: The failure of the pilot in command to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing flare. A factor was the gusty, crosswind condition.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW98LA414
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 10-Mar-2024 11:20 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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