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FAA accident report · Cessna A188B · Washburn, ND · June 20, 2005

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Date
June 20, 2005 · 11:00 local
Place
Washburn, ND
Airport
Washburn Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
CTHG
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N774T
Reported as
Cessna A188B
Reported engine
Continental IO520C
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
17,000 total6,000 in this make and model60 in the last 90 days
N774TRegistration cancelled Jul 16, 2008 · Cessna A188BS/N 188-01756T · Built 1974Airframe modelCessna A188BEngine modelContinental IO-520 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) The pilot reported that during takeoff the tail wheel assembly failed. During the subsequent landing, the aircraft's directional control was nonexistent and the aircraft ran off the runway. As the aircraft ran off the runway, it struck a taxiway sign on the underside of the right wing, damaging the landing gear and wing structure. No fire ensued and there were no injuries. An inspection of the tail wheel assembly indicated metal fatigue. The failed tail wheel assembly remained attached to the aircraft by guiding chains and during the flight returning the aircraft for landing the flailing tail wheel assembly damaged both horizontal stabilizers and elevators.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT REPORTED THAT DURING TAKEOFF THE TAIL WHEEL ASSEMBLY FAILED. DURING THE SUBSEQUENT LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT'S DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WAS NONEXISTENT AND THE AIRCRAFT RAN OFF THE RUNWAY. AS THE AIRCRAFT RAN OFF THE RUNWAY, IT STRUCK A TAXIWAY SIGN ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE RIGHT WING, DAMAGING THE LANDING GEAR AND WING STRUCTURE. NO FIRE ENSUED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. AN INSPECTION OF THE TAIL WHEEL ASSEMBLY INDICATED METAL FATIGUE. THE FAILED TAIL WHEEL ASSEMBLY REMAINED ATTACHED TO THE AIRCRAFT BY GUIDING CHAINS AND DURING THE FLIGHT RETURNING THE AIRCRAFT FOR LANDING THE FLAILING TAIL WHEEL ASSEMBLY DAMAGED BOTH HORIZONTAL STABILIZERS AND ELEVATORS.