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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Aviat PITTS S-1-S · Rantoul, IL · July 23, 2007

Date: July 23, 2007 · 17:20 local
Place: Rantoul, IL
Airport: Rantoul Natl Avn Cntr-Frank El
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N26WC
Reported as: Aviat PITTSS1S
Reported engine: Lycoming IO360LYC*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0

N26WCRegistration cancelled Sep 2, 2009 · Schaefer Charles H PITTS S-1-SS/N 001 Airframe modelSchaefer Charles H PITTS S-1-S Engine modelLycoming I0360 SER A&CReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Just after touchdown on runway 36 in Rantoul, IL (ktip) the pilot reported that the aircraft began pulling to the left. The pilot reported that he did attempt to correct the heading of the aircraft but the pulling force to the left was unabated. About halfway through the roll out the right hand main landing collapsed resulting in the right wing coming into contact with the runway surface followed shortly thereafter by the propeller striking the runway surface as well. The aircraft came to a stop off the main runway surface.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) JUST AFTER TOUCHDOWN ON RUNWAY 36 IN RANTOUL, IL (KTIP) THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN PULLING TO THE LEFT. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE DID ATTEMPT TO CORRECT THE HEADING OF THE AIRCRAFT BUT THE PULLING FORCE TO THE LEFT WAS UNABATED. ABOUT HALFWAY THROUGH THE ROLL OUT THE RIGHT HAND MAIN LANDING COLLAPSED RESULTING IN THE RIGHT WING COMING INTO CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY SURFACE FOLLOWED SHORTLY THEREAFTER BY THE PROPELLER STRIKING THE RUNWAY SURFACE AS WELL. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP OFF THE MAIN RUNWAY SURFACE.