ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 353789
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| Date: | Wednesday 16 September 1998 |
| Time: | 13:30 LT |
| Type: | Aeronca 65-TAC (L-3) |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N39309 |
| MSN: | C3072TA |
| Year of manufacture: | 1942 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3692 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental A-65-8 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Dalton, GA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Hawkins County, TN |
| Houston, TX (KAAP) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Following a landing on runway 32, the airplane veered off the runway to the right, continued down an embankment, then nosed over inverted. Post crash examination of the airplane revealed the right tail wheel castering spring was absent, which the pilot believed resulted in the loss of control. The airport manager noted that the skid marks on the runway indicated a gradual right turn shortly after touchdown, with the left main tire mark three times wider than the right, and the tail wheel skid mark occurring about 15 feet northwest of the main tire marks. He stated that a loss of the right castering spring would have resulted in the airplane veering to the left. The pilot had 128 total flight hours with six hours in the same make and model airplane. There was a four knot cross wind from 030 degrees.
Probable Cause: The pilots failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during landing. A factor was the pilot's lack of experience in the same make and model airplane.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL98LA126
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Mar-2024 10:30 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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