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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Aviat PITTSS1S · Sebring, FL · November 30, 2000

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Date: November 30, 2000 · 10:30 local
Place: Sebring, FL
Airport: Sebring Regional Airport
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N39124
Reported as: Aviat PITTSS1S

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What happened

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(-23) Severe tailwheel shimmy began immediately after touchdown on the runway. The airplane then veered to the right; the pilot applied left rudder and locked up the left brake but could not straighten the plane. As the plane veered off the runway, it struck a runway light subsequently collapsing the right main gear, damaging the lower right wing, and bending the fuselage.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) SEVERE TAILWHEEL SHIMMY BEGAN IMMEDIATELY AFTER TOUCHDOWN ON THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE THEN VEERED TO THE RIGHT; THE PILOT APPLIED LEFT RUDDER AND LOCKED UP THE LEFT BRAKE BUT COULD NOT STRAIGHTEN THE PLANE. AS THE PLANE VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY, IT STRUCK A RUNWAY LIGHT SUBSEQUENTLY COLLAPSING THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR, DAMAGING THE LOWER RIGHT WING, AND BENDING THE FUSELAGE.