ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 353507
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| Date: | Sunday 6 December 1998 |
| Time: | 14:00 LT |
| Type: |  Champion 7GCAA |
| Owner/operator: | Tidewater Soaring Society |
| Registration: | N31253 |
| MSN: | 250-72 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1972 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4193 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Garner, VA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
After releasing a glider, the pilot preformed a left spiral to lose altitude, and entered the traffic pattern. After completing the downwind and base legs of the traffic pattern, the pilot established the airplane on an offset final for the runway. The airplane touched down on the first 1/3 of the runway and started to roll out. During rollout, the pilot 'tapped' the brakes and felt the airplane pull to the right. The pilot then 'tapped' the left brake and the airplane straightened out, but when the left brake pressure was removed the airplane once again turned to the right. Because of a right crosswind, the pilot thought the right turn was the airplane trying to weathervane, so he added full left rudder, which had no effect. With full left rudder, the tailwheel off the ground, and approximately 35 mph of airspeed, the pilot reapplied the left brake. When the left brake was applied, the airplane stopped abruptly and nosed over. After the accident, while the airplane was still inverted maintenance personnel had difficulty rotating the right tire by hand, but once it started to rotate, it did so freely. There were no mechanical failures with the right wheel assembly.
Probable Cause: A jammed right wheel for undetermined reasons.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC99LA034
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 10-Mar-2024 07:35 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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