From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On second approach to runway 31, the aircraft was onspeed, on center line, on glide path with good crosswind correction. Upon touchdown, a go around was initiated. During go around procedure the pilot noted a significant thump coming from the tail section. Air traffic control advised there may be damage to the tail wheel. After communication with ATC and a visual inspection by ATC, ATC confirmed the tail wheel had become discontected. Pilot landed aircraft successfullly on the aircraft's tail wheel attachment skid with no further damage to the aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
ON SECOND APPROACH TO RUNWAY 31, THE AIRCRAFT WAS ONSPEED, ON CENTER LINE, ON GLIDE PATH WITH GOOD CROSSWIND CORRECTION. UPON TOUCHDOWN, A GO AROUND WAS INITIATED. DURING GO AROUND PROCEDURE THE PILOT NOTED A SIGNIFICANT THUMP COMING FROM THE TAIL SECTION. AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL ADVISED THERE MAY BE DAMAGE TO THE TAIL WHEEL. AFTER COMMUNICATION WITH ATC AND A VISUAL INSPECTION BY ATC, ATC CONFIRMED THE TAIL WHEEL HAD BECOME DISCONTECTED. PILOT LANDED AIRCRAFT SUCCESSFULLLY ON THE AIRCRAFT'S TAIL WHEEL ATTACHMENT SKID WITH NO FURTHER DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.
Other reports on N59WD · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.