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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Trytek KC · Mesa, AZ · April 17, 2004

Date: April 17, 2004 · 11:25 local
Place: Mesa, AZ
Airport: Falcon Field Airport
Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N18866
Reported as: Trytek KC
Reported engine: Continental A658
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 650 total8 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

N18866Registered now · Aeronca KCS/N K-132 · Built 1937 Airframe modelAeronca KC Engine modelContinental A&C65 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Aircraft returning to Falcon field (ffz) Mesa, Arizona after a local flight, pilot received ATIS indicating runway 22 was active with wind 190 degrees at 10 knots. Pilot conducted a full stall landing as the tail wheel touched down a gust of wind caused the left wing to rise. Pilot applied full power to go around, aircraft drifted and the right main wheel came in contact with a runway light reducing the airspeed. Torque link on right main gear broke turning the right wheel 90 degrees to normal position. Aircraft came to rest on its nose. Minor damage to lower engine cowl, propeller and right main gear fairings. There are no additional causal factors at this time.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT RETURNING TO FALCON FIELD (FFZ) MESA, ARIZONA AFTER A LOCAL FLIGHT, PILOT RECEIVED ATIS INDICATING RUNWAY 22 WAS ACTIVE WITH WIND 190 DEGREES AT 10 KNOTS. PILOT CONDUCTED A FULL STALL LANDING AS THE TAIL WHEEL TOUCHED DOWN A GUST OF WIND CAUSED THE LEFT WING TO RISE. PILOT APPLIED FULL POWER TO GO AROUND, AIRCRAFT DRIFTED AND THE RIGHT MAIN WHEEL CAME IN CONTACT WITH A RUNWAY LIGHT REDUCING THE AIRSPEED. TORQUE LINK ON RIGHT MAIN GEAR BROKE TURNING THE RIGHT WHEEL 90 DEGREES TO NORMAL POSITION. AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON ITS NOSE. MINOR DAMAGE TO LOWER ENGINE COWL, PROPELLER AND RIGHT MAIN GEAR FAIRINGS. THERE ARE NO ADDITIONAL CAUSAL FACTORS AT THIS TIME.