# Accident 20000410008739A: Aero Design Eleven 12, Spokane, WA, April 10, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 10, 2000, 12:45 local time
- Place: Spokane, WA
- Airport: Felts Field Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.6498° N, 117.3108° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.6498&lon=-117.3108&mi=10
- Aircraft: N80XP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N80XP-2017-06-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Design Eleven 12 (registry code 05602F8, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-design-eleven-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA00LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00LA065) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000410008739A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING LANDING ROLL-OUT, TAIL WHEEL STRUT, APPARENTLY FAILED. PILOT UNABLE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, A/C ENTERED A GROUND LOOP TO THE LEFT. RIGHT WING TIP STRUCK GROUND. R/H LOWER WING PANEL FORWARD AND AFT SPARS BROKEN. SOME DAMAGE TO TAIL SECTION OF FUSELAGE TAIL WHEEL ASSEMBLY DEPARTED THE AIRFRAME.

## 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 SEA00LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00LA065), Apr 10, 2000: Aero Design Eleven 12 (N80XP), Spokane, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Cracking of the weld between the tailwheel stinger housing and longitudinal cross tube, resulting in separation of the tube/tail wheel assembly from the airframe.

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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