ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 309885
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| Date: | Wednesday 29 March 2023 |
| Time: | 08:17 LT |
| Type: |  North American AT-6G Texan |
| Owner/operator: | Henley Aviation Inc opb Aeroshell Aerobatic Team |
| Registration: | N791MH |
| MSN: | 5114791 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1951 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 8610 hours |
| Engine model: | P&W R-1340-AN1 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Lakeland Linder International Airport (LAL/KLAL), Lakeland, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Lakeland, FL |
| Lakeland, FL | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
According to the pilot, he performed a wheel landing in the tailwheel-equipped airplane. As he lowered the tailwheel, the airplane turned right, and he applied left rudder to continue straight. As soon as he applied the rudder pressure, he “felt something pop' and the airplane continued to turn right, resulting in a ground loop. In the accident sequence, the left main landing gear collapsed, resulting in substantial damage to the left wing. Post accident examination of the tailwheel steering system noted that the left tailwheel steering cable separated.
Probable Cause: A loss of control on the ground as a result of left tailwheel steering cable separation.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ERA23LA170
FAA register: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=791MH
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N791MH/history/20230329/1305Z/KLAL/KLAL
https://flightaware.com/photos/view/427571-b2fff8d2af2e07a89e735a95e26544661e8631d2 (photo)
Location
Images:
Wing section from this aircraft spotted at American Aero Services at New Smyrna Beach airport KEVB, Wednesday, April 5th, 2023 by Dan Marovitch - At the time I took the picture I didn't know about the incident, but the other side of the wing was wrinkled pretty bad and it was more visibly obviously bent upward at the outboard 6 feet or so.
Media:
— Nick H. ✈︎ (@N214WN) March 30, 2023
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Mar-2023 18:07 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 01-Jul-2023 07:16 | ASN Update Bot | Updated |
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