ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 293336
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| Date: | Saturday 16 July 2005 |
| Time: | 15:40 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna A188B |
| Owner/operator: | Gudgel Aero Ag |
| Registration: | N731GE |
| MSN: | 18802878T |
| Year of manufacture: | 1977 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4644 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-520-D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Bishop, California -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Yerington, NV |
| Bishop Airport, CA (BIH/KBIH) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The tail wheel equipped airplane experienced a failure and separation of the tailwheel during the landing roll, which resulted in a ground loop. The pilot reported that the landing was normal but the airplane began to drift to the right shortly after touching down. He applied left rudder input to correct, but the airplane continued to drift to the right. He applied additional left rudder to no avail and a "violent tail wheel shimmy developed." The pilot reduced aft elevator control in an attempt to reduce the load on the tailwheel, but the shimmy became violent, and he had trouble keeping his feet on the rudder pedals. The pilot then heard a loud bang and the aircraft made a sudden turn to the left. The airplane ground looped and came to rest upright. The Federal Aviation Administration inspector who examined the airplane following the event reported that the tailwheel failed at its mount area but the control cables remained attached to their respective steering horns.
Probable Cause: the failure of the tailwheel mount during the landing roll, which resulted in a ground loop.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX05LA237
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 14 August 1997 | N731GE | Private | 0 | Elwood, NE | |
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| 19 June 2009 | N731GE | Thomas Helicopters Inc. | 0 | Ogden, Utah | |
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| Runway excursion | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Oct-2022 18:53 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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