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A super stinson's tailwheel bolt failed causing the pilot to loose control of the aircraft as it veered off the runway and struck trees causing minor wing damage.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 842133 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200906 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft High Wing 1 Eng Fixed Gear |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Landing |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Tail Wheel |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Private |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 30 Flight Crew Total 2000 Flight Crew Type 250 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Ground Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control Ground Event / Encounter Object Ground Excursion Runway |
Narrative:
I was landing. I landed; good landing. It started going to the right; I tried left rudder and brake; it kept going right. I saw I was going to hit the trees; so I hit the right brake too. I slowed down to around 10 mph and I hit two little trees. There is minor damage to the leading edges of the wings. The bolt in the tailwheel broke. It steered me to the right! It was partly broke for a while. There was no one injured.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A Super Stinson's tailwheel bolt failed causing the pilot to loose control of the aircraft as it veered off the runway and struck trees causing minor wing damage.
Narrative: I was landing. I landed; good landing. It started going to the right; I tried left rudder and brake; it kept going right. I saw I was going to hit the trees; so I hit the right brake too. I slowed down to around 10 MPH and I hit two little trees. There is minor damage to the leading edges of the wings. The bolt in the tailwheel broke. It steered me to the right! It was partly broke for a while. There was no one injured.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.