19870921058729A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtrbg BAKENG DUCE · Gillette, WY · September 21, 1987

Date: September 21, 1987 · 09:13 local
Place: Gillette, WY
Airport: Gillette-Campbell County
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N9659A
NTSB investigation: NTSBDEN87DTI02
Reported as: Amtrbg Bakengduce
Reported engine: Lycoming O290*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,589 total32 in this make and model45 in the last 90 days

N9659ARegistered now · Boessenkool-Helmich BAKENG DUCES/N 1006 · Built 1978 Airframe modelBoessenkool-Helmich BAKENG DUCE Engine modelLycoming 0-290 series4 cycle

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What happened

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

The aircraft ground looped off the runway on landing. A weld in the tail wheel spring bracket had failed.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED OFF THE RUNWAY ON LANDING. A WELD IN THE TAIL WHEEL SPRING BRACKET HAD FAILED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB DEN87DTI02Accident · No injuriesFinal reportGillette, WYThe plt rprtd that on each of his 1st 3 attempts to land, he began losing directional control during roll-out & went around. On the 4th attempt, he again tried to go around, but the acft swerved off the rwy & ground looped, collapsing the left main gear &…Sep 21, 1987 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N9659A · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 19870804058209IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Sioux Falls, SDLeft main rear brace broke on landing allowing the gear to collapse and the aircraft ground looped.Aug 4, 1987 · Minor damage Accident 19790729030829ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Oshkosh, WIPilot lost directional control of airplane on landing roll. Acft ground-looped. Collapsed landing gear.Jul 29, 1979 · Substantial damage