ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 198811
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| Date: | Saturday 27 March 2010 |
| Time: | 10:30 |
| Type: |  Waco YPF-7 |
| Owner/operator: | Memorial Aviation Inc |
| Registration: | N32077 |
| MSN: | 5709 |
| Engine model: | Jacobs L4 /R755-7 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Houston, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Houston, TX (AXH) |
| Houston, TX (AXH) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot stated that he locked the tailwheel on his single-engine airplane prior to departure. After takeoff, he stayed in the traffic pattern and landed. However, during the landing rollout the airplane ground-looped and the airplane's lower right wing contacted the ground, breaking the wood spar. The pilot stated that postaccident examination of the airplane indicated that either hardened grease and dirt buildup may have prevented the tailwheel locking mechanism from fully engaging or that the mechanism may have been inadvertently bumped in flight.
Probable Cause: The pilot's inability to maintain control during landing due to the failure of the tailwheel locking mechanism to remain engaged prior to landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 19-Aug-2017 15:10 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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