A landing light transport freighter flight crew temporarily loses control of their aircraft when the tailwheel bracket folds to the left. The aircraft was stopped on the runway shoulder.

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Attributes
ACN	410399
Time
Date	199807
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : anc
State Reference	AK
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi landing other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 247 flight time total : 2236 flight time type : 1018
ASRS Report	410399
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : exited adverse environment flight crew : regained aircraft control
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Upon what appeared to be a normal landing, as the aircraft was slowing and the tailwheel set down, the aircraft veered left. Aircraft was stopped on shoulder of runway. The captain took over taxi and we taxied to parking. The tailwheel assembly bracket broke and the tailwheel folded up to the left. It was my landing and I was in the left seat. Landing was normal until the bracket broke.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A LNDG LTT FREIGHTER FLC TEMPORARILY LOSES CTL OF THEIR ACFT WHEN THE TAILWHEEL BRACKET FOLDS TO THE L. THE ACFT WAS STOPPED ON THE RWY SHOULDER.

Narrative: UPON WHAT APPEARED TO BE A NORMAL LNDG, AS THE ACFT WAS SLOWING AND THE TAILWHEEL SET DOWN, THE ACFT VEERED L. ACFT WAS STOPPED ON SHOULDER OF RWY. THE CAPT TOOK OVER TAXI AND WE TAXIED TO PARKING. THE TAILWHEEL ASSEMBLY BRACKET BROKE AND THE TAILWHEEL FOLDED UP TO THE L. IT WAS MY LNDG AND I WAS IN THE L SEAT. LNDG WAS NORMAL UNTIL THE BRACKET BROKE.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.