ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 386096
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| Date: | Thursday 29 March 2001 |
| Time: | 11:30 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-18-150 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N9299D |
| MSN: | 18-660600 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2577 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-A3P |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Holbrook, AZ -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Buckeye Airport, AZ (BXK/KBXK) |
| Holbrook, AZ (P14) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot lost directional control after landing and the airplane veered off the runway to the right coming to rest on the nose. He reported a left crosswind of about 10 knots. The pilot also reported that the lower rudder hinge point had separated from the vertical tail post. The steerable tail wheel is attached to the rudder horns near that hinge. As a result of the failure of the lower rudder hinge point, both rudder control and tail wheel steering were lost, resulting in the pilot's inability to maintain direction control.
Probable Cause: Failure of the rudder lower hinge attach point resulting in a loss of rudder control and steerable tailwheel control. A factor was the crosswind condition.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX01LA130
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Apr-2024 11:06 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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