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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Laird LC-1B-300 · Spokane, WA · September 30, 2008

Date: September 30, 2008 · 16:30 local
Place: Spokane, WA
Airport: Felts Field
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N10402
NTSB investigation: NTSBSEA08CA214
Reported as: Laird LC1B300
Reported engine: WRIGHT R975E1
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,003 total22 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

N10402Registered now · Laird LC-1B-300S/N 188 · Built 1930 Airframe modelLaird LC-1B-300 Engine modelWright 975E-1Reciprocating

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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 pilot privacy data omitted stated he was landing on runway 21L at the Spokane Felts Field (sff) airport. He contacted the runway he characterized as a firm landing the bounced, upon the subsequent touchdown the aircraft became uncontrollable that resulted in the aircraft ground looping. After the accident he found that the clamp that holds the tail wheel to the tail wheel leaf spring had sheared the bolt heads off.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED HE WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 21L AT THE SPOKANE FELTS FIELD (SFF) AIRPORT. HE CONTACTED THE RUNWAY HE CHARACTERIZED AS A FIRM LANDING THE BOUNCED, UPON THE SUBSEQUENT TOUCHDOWN THE AIRCRAFT BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE THAT RESULTED IN THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPING. AFTER THE ACCIDENT HE FOUND THAT THE CLAMP THAT HOLDS THE TAIL WHEEL TO THE TAIL WHEEL LEAF SPRING HAD SHEARED THE BOLT HEADS OFF.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB SEA08CA214Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportSpokane, WAThe pilot’s misjudged landing flare that resulted in a hard landing. A contributing factor was the impact related failure of the tail wheel spring attachment bolts due to overload, which resulted in a ground loop.Sep 30, 2008 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N10402 · 1

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

Incident 20120830019559ICruise/Level Flight · Knoxville, IAOn August 30, 2012, at approximately 1025 CDT, N10402, a Laird, LC-1B-300, began to lose power and was forced to land on highway 5/92 (exit 62) just north of the Knoxville Iowa airport (oxv). The aircraft was in cruise flight at 7500 MSL when a sudden…Aug 30, 2012 · No damage