# Incident 20160311017529I: Mahan Monte R SPORT TRAINER, Eldorado, KS, March 11, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 11, 2016, 12:20 local time
- Place: Eldorado, KS
- Airport: Captain Jack Thomas
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.8204° N, 96.8630° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of El Dorado, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8204&lon=-96.8630&mi=10
- Aircraft: N47WL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N47WL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mahan Monte R SPORT TRAINER (registry code 05610CJ, https://openairdocs.org/model/mahan-monte-r-sport-trainer) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAHAN MONTE R SPORT TRAINER
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 165 total, 120 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160311017529I

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT WAS ON A SOLO CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT FOR THE PURPOSE OF FULFILLING REQUIREMENTS FOR PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATION.

THE PILOT STATED THAT WHEN THE TAILWHEEL TOUCHED THE GROUND, DURING GROUND ROLL, THE AIRCRAFT TURNED 20 DEGREES. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO REGAIN CONTROL BUT WAS UNABLE BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED A DITCH, PARALLEL TO THE RUNWAY, AND THE PROPELLER STRUCK A BERM. ONE BLADE OF THE PROPELLER, WAS BENT AT A 45 DEGREES ANGLE AFT.

THE TAILWHEEL ASSEMBLY WAS INSPECTED AND FOUND CONTAMINATED AND NOT FREELY ROTATING.

THE TAILWHEEL ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED.

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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