# Incident 19800707059909I: Kuhlow DCO65TCRAFT, Coldwater, MI, July 7, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 1980, 18:45 local time
- Place: Coldwater, MI
- Airport: Branch Co
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9335° N, 85.0523° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BRANCH COUNTY MEML (OEB), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9335&lon=-85.0523&mi=10
- Aircraft: N47344, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N47344) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Taylorcraft DCO-65 (registry code 8850408, https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-dco-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: KUHLOW DCO65TCRAFT
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 950 total, 18 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800707059909I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

TAIL WHEEL SPRING BROKE ON LANDING, JAMMING AND RESTRICTING RUDDER MOVEMENT. PILOT APPLIED BRAKES, NOSED UP.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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