# Accident 19990228011389A: Mncoup 90A, Fort Worth, TX, February 28, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 28, 1999, 11:23 local time
- Place: Fort Worth, TX
- Airport: Hicks Airfield Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.9095° N, 97.4299° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9095&lon=-97.4299&mi=10
- Aircraft: N11760, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N11760) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Monocoupe 90A (registry code 5810104, https://openairdocs.org/model/monocoupe-90a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MNCOUP 90A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW99LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA087) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990228011389A

## Narrative

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

ON FEBRUARY 28, 1999, AT 1123,CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A MANOCOUPE 90A AIRPLANE, NC11760, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED DURING TAXI AFTER LANDING AT HICKS AIRFIELD NEAR FORT WORTH, TEXAS. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY PAISANO, INC., OF WILMINGTON, DELAWARE. THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT RATED PILOT AND THIS PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 LOCAL PERSONAL FLIGHT. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THE AIRPLANE WAS TAXIING AT "2-3 MPH" WHEN THE "RIGHT WING CAME UP (AND THE) LEFT GEAR COLLAPSED." THE PILOT ATTRIBUTED THE ACCIDENT TO A WIND "GUST". AN FAA INSPECTOR EXAMINED THE AIRPLANE AND REPORTED THAT THE OUTBOARD SECTION OF THE LEFT WING SUSTAINED STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. (-23)ON FEBRUARY 28, 1999, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^                                       WAS PILOTING A MONOCOUPE AIRCRAFT, NC11760.  UPON LANDING AT HICK FIELD, TEXAS, THE LEFT GEAR BROKE DURING THE LANDING ROLLOUT.  THIS BREAKAGE RESULTED IN THE LEFT WING MAKING CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY, CRACKING THE SPAR.  A PARTIAL GROUND LOOP OCCURRED FROM THE MISHAP.  FURTHER INVESTIGA                    TION REVEALED POWER STRESS FRACTURE DEGRADATION WITH FINAL BREAKAGE (FETTING) DURING THE LANDING. PILOTAGE WAS NOT A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR IN THIS MISHAP.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW99LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA087), Feb 28, 1999: Monocoupe 90A (N11760), Fort Worth, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in an inadvertent ground loop/swerve. A factor was the crosswind.

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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