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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtrwt Tailwind/ · Winchester, IN · July 31, 1978

Date: July 31, 1978 · 00:30 local
Place: Winchester, IN
Airport: Randolph Co
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N370Y
Reported as: Amtrwt Tailwind/
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 380 total80 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N370YRegistration cancelled Mar 6, 2021 · Stanton WITTMAN TAILWIND W-8S/N S1 · Built 1964 Airframe modelStanton WITTMAN TAILWIND W-8 Engine modelContinental C85 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Lost directional control on rollout when control rod to tailwheel disconnected. The cotter pin had failed.

As the FAA filed it

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON ROLLOUT WHEN CONTROL ROD TO TAILWHEEL DISCONNECTED. THE COTTER PIN HAD FAILED.