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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Namer AT6D · Atwater, CA · September 27, 1998

Date: September 27, 1998 · 15:00 local
Place: Atwater, CA
Airport: Castle Afb
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N7421C
Reported as: Namer AT6D
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340AN1
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,000 total2,000 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

N7421CRegistered now · North American AT-6S/N 42-85599 Airframe modelNorth American AT-6 Engine modelPratt & Whitney R1340 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-5)During landing roll the aircraft tail wheel was not properly engaged and according to the pilot, he momentarily felt as if it was binding when the pilot over corrected and craped the right wing tip and aileron on the ground. Damage was noted on the right wing tip fairing and the right aileron outboard hinge broke from impacting the ground. No other unusual damage was noted on the tail wheel assembley or any of the main landing gear brakes which are used to control this aircraft in turns that may have contributed to this incident.

As the FAA filed it

(-5)DURING LANDING ROLL THE AIRCRAFT TAIL WHEEL WAS NOT PROPERLY ENGAGED AND ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, HE MOMENTARILY FELT AS IF IT WAS BINDING WHEN THE PILOT OVER CORRECTED AND CRAPED THE RIGHT WING TIP AND AILERON ON THE GROUND. DAMAGE WAS NOTED ON THE RIGHT WING TIP FAIRING AND THE RIGHT AILERON OUTBOARD HINGE BROKE FROM IMPACTING THE GROUND. NO OTHER UNUSUAL DAMAGE WAS NOTED ON THE TAIL WHEEL ASSEMBLEY OR ANY OF THE MAIN LANDING GEAR BRAKES WHICH ARE USED TO CONTROL THIS AIRCRAFT IN TURNS THAT MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THIS INCIDENT.

Other reports on N7421C · 2

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

Accident 20010505010569ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Prescott, AZ(-23)CFI in rear seat states he was giving tail wheel instruction/recurrent training to an elderly airman in the front seat. The winds had just increased from light and variable at 6 knots to gusts to 16 knots. On first attempted wheel landing on runway 30,…May 5, 2001 · Substantial damage Incident 20000728025669ILevel Off Touchdown · Parowan, UT(-23) Pilot stated that he "placed landing gear down prior to base entry, checked gear indicator, checked lights, and gear pins"(top of wing). After making a two point landing and rolling two thirds down the runway, the right gear folded followed by the left.…Jul 28, 2000 · Minor damage