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FAA incident report · Maule M-7-235B · Westmoreland, TN · June 16, 2016

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Date
June 16, 2016 · 22:30 local
Place
Westmoreland, TN
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N4253A
Reported as
Maule M-7-235B
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-540 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
N4253ARegistered now · Maule M-7-235BS/N 23074C · Built 2003Airframe modelMaule M-7-235BEngine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

After take-off from ksus pilot was notified that his tail landing gear tire, tube and outboard wheel half had departed the aircraft during take-off and was found on the runway at ksus. Pilot continued to destination and landed safely at a private grass strip located at 5232 king robert lane, Westmoreland, Tennessee. Pilot only noted minor extra drag while landing and taxing to his hanger. Upon post flight inspection it was found the tail landing gear tire, tube and outboard wheel half were missing. The inboard wheel half was still on the tail landing gear axle. During the inspection conducted by the aviation safety inspector it was found the bolts holding the wheel halves together had pulled out of the threads. Since the tail landing gear had a hub cap installed there is no way to determine how long a condition existed prior to the wheel halves coming apart. The last maintenance conducted on the tail landing gear was accomplished at the most recent annual inspection completed on October 1, 2015.

As the FAA filed it

AFTER TAKE-OFF FROM KSUS PILOT WAS NOTIFIED THAT HIS TAIL LANDING GEAR TIRE, TUBE AND OUTBOARD WHEEL HALF HAD DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT DURING TAKE-OFF AND WAS FOUND ON THE RUNWAY AT KSUS. PILOT CONTINUED TO DESTINATION AND LANDED SAFELY AT A PRIVATE GRASS STRIP LOCATED AT 5232 KING ROBERT LANE, WESTMORELAND, TENNESSEE. PILOT ONLY NOTED MINOR EXTRA DRAG WHILE LANDING AND TAXING TO HIS HANGER. UPON POST FLIGHT INSPECTION IT WAS FOUND THE TAIL LANDING GEAR TIRE, TUBE AND OUTBOARD WHEEL HALF WERE MISSING. THE INBOARD WHEEL HALF WAS STILL ON THE TAIL LANDING GEAR AXLE. DURING THE INSPECTION CONDUCTED BY THE AVIATION SAFETY INSPECTOR IT WAS FOUND THE BOLTS HOLDING THE WHEEL HALVES TOGETHER HAD PULLED OUT OF THE THREADS. SINCE THE TAIL LANDING GEAR HAD A HUB CAP INSTALLED THERE IS NO WAY TO DETERMINE HOW LONG A CONDITION EXISTED PRIOR TO THE WHEEL HALVES COMING APART. THE LAST MAINTENANCE CONDUCTED ON THE TAIL LANDING GEAR WAS ACCOMPLISHED AT THE MOST RECENT ANNUAL INSPECTION COMPLETED ON OCTOBER 1, 2015.