What happened
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(-23) During landing roll, aircraft pulled to the right and both main wheels left the side of the runway. Pilot was correcting direction when one of the main wheels hit a pot hole along side the runway. The aircraft then veered to the left and the left wing tip contacted the runway. Original report by the pilot indicated damage was to the left wing tip only. Subsequent inspection by a mechanic revealed that the rear spar was bent and that, with the flaps in the full up position, the left aileron was making contact with the flap. (.4) on July 6, 2000, about 1100 eastern daylight time, an Aviat A-1A husky, N415JB, registered to N117RK, inc., operating as a title 14 CFR part 91 personal flight, crashed on landing in the vicinity of Dayton, Tennessee. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The airplane sustained substantial damage and the private-rated pilot and a commercial pilot-rated passenger were not injured. The flight departed the same airport about 1 hour before the accident. According to the pilot, during his landing flare, a slight wind caused his airplane to veer sharply to the right and exit the runway off the right edge. Once off the runway pavement, the left main gear encountered a pothole, causing a bounce that resulted in the left wing becoming airborne. In recovering from that maneuver, the left wing tip struck the terrain. He stated that mechanical malfunction was not a factor in the accident. According to an FAA inspector, the accident was first reported to the FSDO as minor damage with only a scraped wing tip on July 6, 2000. When an aircraft mechanic examined the damage on July 14, 2000, he reported to the FSDO that full retraction of the landing flaps caused the left aileron to make contact with the left flap. Further examination revealed deformation of the left rear wing spar.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) DURING LANDING ROLL, AIRCRAFT PULLED TO THE RIGHT AND BOTH MAIN WHEELS LEFT THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. PILOT WAS CORRECTING DIRECTION WHEN ONE OF THE MAIN WHEELS HIT A POT HOLE ALONG SIDE THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT THEN VEERED TO THE LEFT AND THE LEFT WING TIP CONTACTED THE RUNWAY. ORIGINAL REPORT BY THE PILOT INDICATED DAMAGE WAS TO THE LEFT WING TIP ONLY. SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION BY A MECHANIC REVEALED THAT THE REAR SPAR WAS BENT AND THAT, WITH THE FLAPS IN THE FULL UP POSITION, THE LEFT AILERON WAS MAKING CONTACT WITH THE FLAP. (.4) ON JULY 6, 2000, ABOUT 1100 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, AN AVIAT A-1A HUSKY, N415JB, REGISTERED TO N117RK, INC., OPERATING AS A TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT, CRASHED ON LANDING IN THE VICINITY OF DAYTON, TENNESSEE. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE PRIVATE-RATED PILOT AND A COMMERCIAL PILOT-RATED PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED THE SAME AIRPORT ABOUT 1 HOUR BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, DURING HIS LANDING FLARE, A SLIGHT WIND CAUSED HIS AIRPLANE TO VEER SHARPLY TO THE RIGHT AND EXIT THE RUNWAY OFF THE RIGHT EDGE. ONCE OFF THE RUNWAY PAVEMENT, THE LEFT MAIN GEAR ENCOUNTERED A POTHOLE, CAUSING A BOUNCE THAT RESULTED IN THE LEFT WING BECOMING AIRBORNE. IN RECOVERING FROM THAT MANEUVER, THE LEFT WING TIP STRUCK THE TERRAIN. HE STATED THAT MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION WAS NOT A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT. ACCORDING TO AN FAA INSPECTOR, THE ACCIDENT WAS FIRST REPORTED TO THE FSDO AS MINOR DAMAGE WITH ONLY A SCRAPED WING TIP ON JULY 6, 2000. WHEN AN AIRCRAFT MECHANIC EXAMINED THE DAMAGE ON JULY 14, 2000, HE REPORTED TO THE FSDO THAT FULL RETRACTION OF THE LANDING FLAPS CAUSED THE LEFT AILERON TO MAKE CONTACT WITH THE LEFT FLAP. FURTHER EXAMINATION REVEALED DEFORMATION OF THE LEFT REAR WING SPAR.
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