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A taylorcraft L2 pilot reported that when a weld on the tailwheel failed during landing he lost control of the aircraft; exited the runway and struck a runway light which tore some fuselage fabric.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 896252 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201006 |
| 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 | Small Aircraft High Wing 1 Eng Fixed Gear |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Landing |
| Route In Use | Visual Approach |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Tail Wheel |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Single Pilot Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Commercial |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 15 Flight Crew Total 1250 Flight Crew Type 19 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Ground Event / Encounter Object Ground Excursion Runway Inflight Event / Encounter Object |
Narrative:
Upon landing a weld on the tailwheel yoke broke. The airplane departed the runway to the right; ran over and broke a runway light and stopped in the grass. I taxied to the hangar and discovered the broken weld and a small four inch tear in the fabric where the plane ran over and broke the runway light. There was a slight crosswind but with no control (the tailwheel yoke controlled the rudder and tailwheel) I was unable to maintain a straight path on the runway.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A Taylorcraft L2 pilot reported that when a weld on the tailwheel failed during landing he lost control of the aircraft; exited the runway and struck a runway light which tore some fuselage fabric.
Narrative: Upon landing a weld on the tailwheel yoke broke. The airplane departed the runway to the right; ran over and broke a runway light and stopped in the grass. I taxied to the hangar and discovered the broken weld and a small four inch tear in the fabric where the plane ran over and broke the runway light. There was a slight crosswind but with no control (the tailwheel yoke controlled the rudder and tailwheel) I was unable to maintain a straight path on the runway.
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.