What happened
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(-23) Pilot of eaa bi-plane was conducting a landing at a private airstrip fly-in located just east of Zillah, Washington. The landing strip is shown as a private on the sectional chart, and is a one-way strip, with landings conducted to the east and takeoffs to the west due to the slope of the strip. Pilot apparently touched down 600-700 feet down the runway (runway lenth 2000') early in the morning, while the grass strip was still wet with dew. Pilot was advised of a potential 5-10 knot tailwind for landing. Effective braking was minimal due to the combination of the small tires and the wet runway. As a result, the aircraft contacted a temporary tower placed adjacent to this strip with the right wingtip. That contact caused the aircraft to continue further to the right, leading to contact with another aircraft, resulting in substantial damage.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT OF EAA BI-PLANE WAS CONDUCTING A LANDING AT A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP FLY-IN LOCATED JUST EAST OF ZILLAH, WASHINGTON. THE LANDING STRIP IS SHOWN AS A PRIVATE ON THE SECTIONAL CHART, AND IS A ONE-WAY STRIP, WITH LANDINGS CONDUCTED TO THE EAST AND TAKEOFFS TO THE WEST DUE TO THE SLOPE OF THE STRIP. PILOT APPARENTLY TOUCHED DOWN 600-700 FEET DOWN THE RUNWAY (RUNWAY LENTH 2000') EARLY IN THE MORNING, WHILE THE GRASS STRIP WAS STILL WET WITH DEW. PILOT WAS ADVISED OF A POTENTIAL 5-10 KNOT TAILWIND FOR LANDING. EFFECTIVE BRAKING WAS MINIMAL DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF THE SMALL TIRES AND THE WET RUNWAY. AS A RESULT, THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED A TEMPORARY TOWER PLACED ADJACENT TO THIS STRIP WITH THE RIGHT WINGTIP. THAT CONTACT CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO CONTINUE FURTHER TO THE RIGHT, LEADING TO CONTACT WITH ANOTHER AIRCRAFT, RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.
NTSB investigation
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