What happened
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(-23) After landing pilot reported uncommanded full right rudder causing loss of control and subsequent collision with aircraft hangar. No injury to PIC, however both aircraft and hangar were substantially damaged. FAA inspection found front tail wheel hold down bolt sheared causing tail wheel assembly to fold to the right followed by full right rudder. (.4) on April 11, 2000, about 1530 EDT a cooper pitts S1S, N27235, registered to a private individual, went off the runway and collided with a hangar during landing at Spruce Creek Airport, Daytona Beach, Florida, while on a title 14 CFR part 91 personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed. The a/c received substantial damage and the commercial-rated pilot was not injured. The flight originated from fernandina Beach, Florida, the same day, about 1445. The pilot stated the landing on runway 4 was normal. During landing rollout, the rudder suddenly went full to the right and the a/c immediately turned to the right and went off the runway. He was unable to regain directional control and the a/c collided with ahangar. His postcrash examination of the a/c showed the forward tail wheel attach bolt had broken and the tail wheel had collapsed to the right and jammed the rudder to the right. The NTSB was not notified of the accident until April 21, 2000. The a/c was examined by an FAA inspector after the accident. The inspector could not remove the remains of the failed bolt from the tail wheel and it was not retained for further examination.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AFTER LANDING PILOT REPORTED UNCOMMANDED FULL RIGHT RUDDER CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL AND SUBSEQUENT COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT HANGAR. NO INJURY TO PIC, HOWEVER BOTH AIRCRAFT AND HANGAR WERE SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. FAA INSPECTION FOUND FRONT TAIL WHEEL HOLD DOWN BOLT SHEARED CAUSING TAIL WHEEL ASSEMBLY TO FOLD TO THE RIGHT FOLLOWED BY FULL RIGHT RUDDER. (.4) ON APRIL 11, 2000, ABOUT 1530 EDT A COOPER PITTS S1S, N27235, REGISTERED TO A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL, WENT OFF THE RUNWAY AND COLLIDED WITH A HANGAR DURING LANDING AT SPRUCE CREEK AIRPORT, DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA, WHILE ON A TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE A/C RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE COMMERCIAL-RATED PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM FERNANDINA BEACH, FLORIDA, THE SAME DAY, ABOUT 1445. THE PILOT STATED THE LANDING ON RUNWAY 4 WAS NORMAL. DURING LANDING ROLLOUT, THE RUDDER SUDDENLY WENT FULL TO THE RIGHT AND THE A/C IMMEDIATELY TURNED TO THE RIGHT AND WENT OFF THE RUNWAY. HE WAS UNABLE TO REGAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND THE A/C COLLIDED WITH AHANGAR. HIS POSTCRASH EXAMINATION OF THE A/C SHOWED THE FORWARD TAIL WHEEL ATTACH BOLT HAD BROKEN AND THE TAIL WHEEL HAD COLLAPSED TO THE RIGHT AND JAMMED THE RUDDER TO THE RIGHT. THE NTSB WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ACCIDENT UNTIL APRIL 21, 2000. THE A/C WAS EXAMINED BY AN FAA INSPECTOR AFTER THE ACCIDENT. THE INSPECTOR COULD NOT REMOVE THE REMAINS OF THE FAILED BOLT FROM THE TAIL WHEEL AND IT WAS NOT RETAINED FOR FURTHER EXAMINATION.
NTSB investigation
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