ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 289750
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| Date: | Saturday 7 September 2013 |
| Time: | 08:00 LT |
| Type: | Barrow ROSE PARRAKEET |
| Owner/operator: | Timothy Barrow |
| Registration: | N1732 |
| MSN: | SBB032 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 11 hours |
| Engine model: | Rotec R2800 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Castroville, Texas -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Castroville Municipal Airport, TX (KCVB) |
| Castroville Municipal Airport, TX (KCVB) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot stated that, during the landing roll, the left main landing gear wheel fractured. The experimental-homebuilt airplane subsequently veered off the runway and flipped over. Postaccident examination of the fractured left main wheel revealed that the wheel failed due to overstress of the cast aluminum alloy; no evidence of preexisting cracks was observed. According to the pilot, the wheel had accrued only 11.4 hours since he had installed it, and it had about 15 cycles (landings) at the time of the accident. The wheels installed on the airplane were designed for ultralight aircraft that have an empty weight of less than 254 pounds. The accident airplane weighed about 954 pounds and would have required wheels with a higher loading capability.
Probable Cause: The failure of the left main landing gear wheel on landing due to overstress, which resulted in the pilot's loss of directional control. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's improper decision to install wheels with insufficient loading capacity for the airplane.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CEN13LA534
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Oct-2022 17:49 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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