20080915848449A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Aronca 15AC · Delta Junction, AK · September 15, 2008

Date
September 15, 2008 · 20:00 local
Place
Delta Junction, AK
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1170H
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC08CA125
Reported as
Aronca 15AC
Reported engine
Continental C145*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
341 total138 in this make and model12 in the last 90 days

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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 tail wheel of the aircraft caught a log on roll out and was ripped off, causing substantial damage to the rear of the aircraft. Pilot was unhurt and there was no passengers onboard.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE TAIL WHEEL OF THE AIRCRAFT CAUGHT A LOG ON ROLL OUT AND WAS RIPPED OFF, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE REAR OF THE AIRCRAFT. PILOT WAS UNHURT AND THERE WAS NO PASSENGERS ONBOARD.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.