ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 314897
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| Date: | Wednesday 31 May 2023 |
| Time: | 09:30 |
| Type: |  Wittman W-10 Tailwind |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N456TW |
| MSN: | 02-1217 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2007 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 339 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Fremont County Airport (1V6), Penrose, CO -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Fremont County Airport, CO (1V6) |
| Fremont County Airport, CO (1V6) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
On May 31, 2023, about 0945 mountain daylight time, a Wittman W10 Tailwind airplane, N456TW, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident at Fremont County Airport (1V6), Penrose, Colorado. The pilot and passenger were not injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight.
The pilot stated the other pilot in the left seat had just completed three uneventful full-stop landings, then he took over the controls and was flying from the right seat. During the takeoff roll, he had equal pressure on both rudder pedals. Suddenly the right pedal broke forward and the airplane veered off the left side of the runway. The left seat pilot was unable assist in controlling the airplane before it struck a berm. The airplane came to rest upright with the main landing gear collapsed and substantial damage to the right side fuselage and engine mounts. An initial postaccident examination revealed that the right rudder pedal stop, a U-shaped metal rod welded to the rudder pedal torque tube, broke at the weld and the right pedal was beyond the normal forward limit.
According to the pilot, the airplane was scratch built from plans and was not assembled from a kit; therefore, the rudder pedals were fabricated by the original builder. There had been no maintenance completed on or discrepancies related to the rudder pedals.
The airplane has been retained for further examination.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA
https://www.aircraft.com/aircraft/1126153/n456tw-2007-wittman-w10-tailwind
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Jun-2023 21:54 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 13-Jun-2023 19:06 | Captain Adam | Updated |
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