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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Young David E PITTS S1-C · Burlington, NC · April 1, 2015

Date: April 1, 2015 · 17:50 local
Place: Burlington, NC
Airport: Burlington-Alamance Regional
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N25YD
Reported as: Young David E Pitts S1-C
Reported engine: Lycoming I0-320 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,811 total165 in this make and model49 in the last 90 days

N25YDRegistration cancelled Nov 4, 2019 · Young David E PITTS S1-CS/N 625369829 · Built 2004 Airframe modelYoung David E PITTS S1-C Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Upon rollout while still on runway, tail wheel fitting attach bolt sheared allowing tail wheel to rotate approximately 90 degrees. Aircraft veered right and the left main gear support tubing failed allowing the gear to fold about 90 degrees under the aircraft. This resulted in the left wing tip contacting the runway surface. The aircraft came to a stop along the right edge of runway 06.

As the FAA filed it

UPON ROLLOUT WHILE STILL ON RUNWAY, TAIL WHEEL FITTING ATTACH BOLT SHEARED ALLOWING TAIL WHEEL TO ROTATE APPROXIMATELY 90 DEGREES. AIRCRAFT VEERED RIGHT AND THE LEFT MAIN GEAR SUPPORT TUBING FAILED ALLOWING THE GEAR TO FOLD ABOUT 90 DEGREES UNDER THE AIRCRAFT. THIS RESULTED IN THE LEFT WING TIP CONTACTING THE RUNWAY SURFACE. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP ALONG THE RIGHT EDGE OF RUNWAY 06.

Other reports on N25YD · 1

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

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