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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 120 · Perryville, MO · November 23, 2006

Date: November 23, 2006 · 11:40 local
Place: Perryville, MO
Airport: Perryville Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N1915N
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI07CA031
Reported as: Cessna 120
Reported engine: Continental C85*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 390 total53 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days

N1915NRegistration cancelled Sep 28, 2017 · Cessna 120S/N 12159 · Built 1947 Airframe modelCessna 120 Engine modelContinental C85 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) According to flight service that upon landing at K02 (Perryville Municipal Airport, Perryville, MO), the winds were variable at 5 knots. The pilot stated that the aircraft veered to the left, approaching the edge of the runway. The pilot stated that he applied correction, but the left main landing gear departed the pavement and went into the gravel adjacent to the runway. The pilot applied full rudder and right brake to attempt to get the aircraft back up onto the pavement. As a result of this action, the tail swung to the left and the tail wheel assembly struck a chain that attaches to arresting cables. The chain lays parallel to the edge of the runway, and as a result of contact, the tailwheel assembly was bent and twisted to the right, damaging the bulkhead where it attaches to the airframe.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ACCORDING TO FLIGHT SERVICE THAT UPON LANDING AT K02 (PERRYVILLE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, PERRYVILLE, MO), THE WINDS WERE VARIABLE AT 5 KNOTS. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT, APPROACHING THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE APPLIED CORRECTION, BUT THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR DEPARTED THE PAVEMENT AND WENT INTO THE GRAVEL ADJACENT TO THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT APPLIED FULL RUDDER AND RIGHT BRAKE TO ATTEMPT TO GET THE AIRCRAFT BACK UP ONTO THE PAVEMENT. AS A RESULT OF THIS ACTION, THE TAIL SWUNG TO THE LEFT AND THE TAIL WHEEL ASSEMBLY STRUCK A CHAIN THAT ATTACHES TO ARRESTING CABLES. THE CHAIN LAYS PARALLEL TO THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY, AND AS A RESULT OF CONTACT, THE TAILWHEEL ASSEMBLY WAS BENT AND TWISTED TO THE RIGHT, DAMAGING THE BULKHEAD WHERE IT ATTACHES TO THE AIRFRAME.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB CHI07CA031Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPerryville, MOThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing which resulted in an overload of the tailwheel attachment structure in the fuselage.Nov 23, 2006 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N1915N · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 20170319007809ATakeoff: Rotation · Columbia, ILThe pilot and his instructor were practicing takeoff and landings in a Cessna C-120 aircraft, for the purpose of the pilot to receive a tail wheel endorsement on his pilot certificate. This takeoff would have been the fourth one for this training period.…Mar 19, 2017 · Substantial damage Incident 19950702025009IFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Lebanon, ILEngine quit during cruise. Landed in a field. Found fuel contamination, caused carburetor float valve to stick.Jul 2, 1995