20030330004499I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Chris A-1 · Laramie, WY · March 30, 2003

Date: March 30, 2003 · 09:30 local
Place: Laramie, WY
Airport: General Brees Field
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N9603F
Reported as: Chris A1
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0

N9603FRegistered now · Christen Industries A-1S/N 1121 · Built 1989 Airframe modelChristen Industries A-1 Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) As the aircraft landed and the tail wheel touched the runway, the aircraft veered to the right resulting in the right wing tip and propeller blade tips hitting the runway. No injuries reported. The left tail wheel spring clip pulled through the steering attachment on the rudder, causing the tail wheel to go to a full right position. Pilot was unable to maintain directional control. The incident was the result of poor inspection of the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AS THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AND THE TAIL WHEEL TOUCHED THE RUNWAY, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT RESULTING IN THE RIGHT WING TIP AND PROPELLER BLADE TIPS HITTING THE RUNWAY. NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE LEFT TAIL WHEEL SPRING CLIP PULLED THROUGH THE STEERING ATTACHMENT ON THE RUDDER, CAUSING THE TAIL WHEEL TO GO TO A FULL RIGHT POSITION. PILOT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. THE INCIDENT WAS THE RESULT OF POOR INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT.