ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 278888
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| Date: | Saturday 16 November 2019 |
| Time: | 15:30 LT |
| Type: |  North American SNJ-4 |
| Owner/operator: | Wasatch Flyers LLC |
| Registration: | N694US |
| MSN: | 88-13627 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R1340 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Heber City, Utah -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Survey |
| Departure airport: | Holy Cross Airport, AK (HCR/PAHC) |
| Holy Cross Airport, AK (HCR/PAHC) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that after an uneventful three-point landing in the tailwheel equipped airplane with an 8-knot crosswind, the airplane veered to the left. Despite the pilot's control inputs, the airplane exited the left side of the runway, resulting in substantial damage to the right wing.
Postaccident examination of the airplane revealed that the tailwheel-to-rudder link rod was separated from the rudder control horn. The associated attachment hardware, which included a bolt, castellated nut, and cotter pin were not located. Elongation and inward bending were observed on the upper and lower bearing shields, which most likely was a result of the bolt separating from the assembly. It could not be determined if the link rod bolt had a cotter pin installed prior to the accident. Although separation of the tailwheel-to-rudder link rod would disable tailwheel steering, which could reduce ability to maintain directional control during landing, the effect can be counteracted by other control inputs and differential braking.
Probable Cause: The pilot's loss of directional control during landing as a result of the separated tailwheel-to-rudder link rod
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB WPR20LA025
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 28 February 2016 | N694US | Private | 0 | Lincoln Regional Airport (KLHM), Lincoln, CA | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 05-Jun-2022 09:16 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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