# Accident 20070330005199A: Amtr WAGABOND, Jean, NV, March 30, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 30, 2007, 14:10 local time
- Place: Jean, NV
- Airport: Jean Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.7694° N, 115.3167° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7694&lon=-115.3167&mi=10
- Aircraft: N714DE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N714DE-2019-08-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Edwards David L WAG-A-BOND (registry code 05621L5, https://openairdocs.org/model/edwards-david-l-wag-a-bond) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-320-A series (registry code 42395, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-320-a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR WAGABOND
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 22,931 total, 7 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX07CA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07CA117) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070330005199A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) DURING A LANDING AT JEAN AIRPORT, NV, THIS HOMEBUILT AIRPLANE EXPERIENCED A GROUND LOOP THAT CAUSED THE LEFT LANDING GEAR TO COLLAPSE AND DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING AND PROPELLER. THE PILOT, WHO WAS THE OWNER/BUILDER OF THE AIRPLANE, HAD MADE SEVERAL SUCCESSFUL TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS PRIOR TO THE FULL STOP LANDING WHEREIN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. HOWEVER, HE USED A WHEEL LANDING TECHNIQUE ON ALL THESE LANDINGS AND MAY NOT HAVE ALLOWED THE TAIL WHEEL TO TOUCH DOWN DURING THE TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS. THE LAST LANDING WAS AN INTENTIONAL FULL STOP LANDING. WHEN THE PILOT LOWERED THE TAIL WHEEL TO THE RUNWAY DURING THE LANDING ROLLOUT AT ABOUT 30 KNOTS, THE TAIL WHEEL DEVELOPED A HIGH FREQUENCY SHIMMY FOLLOWED BY A SWERVE TO THE RIGHT. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO CORRECT THIS EXCURSION EVEN WITH THE APPLICATION OF LEFT BRAKING. THE AIRPLANE PIVOTED ON THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR CAUSING THE LEFT GEAR TO COLLAPSE AND FOLD UNDER THE AIRPLANE, FOLLOWED BY THE LEFT WING HITTING THE PAVEMENT. THE GOAL OF THIS FLIGHT PRIOR TO THE LANDINGS AT JEAN WAS TO CONDUCT VARIOUS STABILITY TESTS WITH THE AIRCRAFT CG NEAR THE CENTER OF THE CG ENVELOPE. PRIOR TESTS HAD BEEN PERFORMED NEAR THE CG FORWARD LIMIT. THIS FLIGHT HAD 22 LBS ATTACHED TO AFT FUSELAGE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX07CA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07CA117), Mar 30, 2007: Edwards Wag-A-Bond (N714DE), Jean, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: the separation of the tail wheel and rudder assembly compression springs that resulted in a loss of directional control during the landing rollout.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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