# Incident 19960311006089I: Maule M8235, Amarillo, TX, March 11, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 11, 1996, 16:15 local time
- Place: Amarillo, TX
- Airport: Amarillo International Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2220° N, 101.8313° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Amarillo, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2220&lon=-101.8313&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3003A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3003A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-8-235 (registry code 5470211, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-8-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M8235
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,500 total, 400 in this make and model, 110 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960311006089I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: FOLLOWING A NORMAL APPROACH AND TOUCHDOWN UNDER VMC CONDITIONS, THIS ATP PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS EXPERIENCED A SEVERE TAIL WHEEL SHIMMY ON ROLLOUT. THIS SHIMMY CAUSED THE TAIL WHEEL STEERING CABLE TO DETACH ITSELF FROM THE TAIL WHEEL STEERING HORN CAUSING A LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. THE AIRCRAFT WEATHER VAINED INTO THE CROSSWIND, AND CORRECTIVE BRAKE AND RUDDER APPLIED. DURING THE CORRECTION, THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR AXLE BROKE CAUSING THE RIGHT MAIN WHEEL ASSY TO DEPART THE ACFT. THE ACFT. SLID AND SKIDDED TO A STOP ON THE RUNWAY WITHOUT ANY INJURIES TO THE OCCUPANTS AND ONLY MINOR DAMAGE TO THE ACFT. (THIS INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED.)

## Other reports on N3003A (1)

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

- [Accident 19951130039239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951130039239A), Nov 30, 1995: N3003A, Ft Collins, CO, Substantial damage. Aircraft ground looped during landing and ended up off of the runway.

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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