# Accident 20080928850439A: Namer HARVARDMKIIA, Dayton, OH, September 28, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 28, 2008, 15:30 local time
- Place: Dayton, OH
- Airport: Greene County-Lewis A. Jackson
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6972° N, 83.9903° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6972&lon=-83.9903&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9272C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9272C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: North American HARVARD MK II A (registry code 6400501, https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-harvard-mk-ii-a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAMER HARVARDMKIIA
- Reported engine: PWA R1340*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,200 total, 734 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI08CA295](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA295) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080928850439A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT N9272C LANDED AT GREENE COUNTY AIRPORT EXPERIENCING AN UNCONTROLLABLE SHIMMY OF THE AIRCRAFT TAIL WHEEL ASSEMBLY.  THIS CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO EXIT THE RUNWAY INTO A DITCH AND UP ON A TAXIWAY CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO LEFT WING AND GEAR.  PILOT STATED HE KNEW OF A SHIMMY PROBLEM BUT COULD CONTROL IT IN THE PAST.  TAIL WHEEL LOCKING MECHANISM WAS FOUND UNAIRWORTHY AND WORN OUT.

## 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 CHI08CA295](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA295), Sep 28, 2008: North American Harvard MK (N9272C), Dayton, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: Improper maintenance on the tail wheel anti-shimmy mechanism and the pilot's decision to continue operating the airplane with a known shimmy in the tail wheel.

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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