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A be-18 tail wheel became unlocked in flight; so that after landing the pilot lost control of the aircraft and both wing tips struck the ground while he recovered.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1045714 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201210 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Twin Beech 18 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Landing |
| Route In Use | Visual Approach |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 29 Flight Crew Total 2152 Flight Crew Type 14 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Inflight Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control |
Narrative:
After landing on main landing gear and rolling out. Once the tail came down the aircraft tail went to the left. Could not correct by differential power or braking; executed a go-around in order to recover. Landed the second time prepared for the lack of directional control. Both wing tips struck the ground when initially recovering.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A BE-18 tail wheel became unlocked in flight; so that after landing the pilot lost control of the aircraft and both wing tips struck the ground while he recovered.
Narrative: After landing on main landing gear and rolling out. Once the tail came down the aircraft tail went to the left. Could not correct by differential power or braking; executed a go-around in order to recover. Landed the second time prepared for the lack of directional control. Both wing tips struck the ground when initially recovering.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.