What happened
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On 6/1/18 at approximately 1430 local time, privacy data omitted was the pilot in command of N1777 (Fairchild M-62A) while conducting practice takeoff and landings at the Sussex, NJ airport (kfwn) on runway 21.
privacy data omitted Had been conudcting numerous takeoff and landings with a passenger (also a pilot, however not acting as pilot in command of the aircraft). On the last practice landing, privacy data omitted had completed a wheel landing and once the tailwheel contacted the ground, the aircraft veered to the right and exited the runway onto the grass. As a result, both main gear had sheered off the aircarft and the propeller had struck the ground.
Weather at the time was obserevd (by two witnesses) to be VFR with light winds. Runway 21 was the active runway at the time.
No injuries reported. Aircraft sustained damage to the main gear, propeller and left wing. Aircraft damage was assessed by the allentown flight standards district office (FSDO) and determined not to meet the threshold for substantial damages per the definitions in 49 CFR 830.2.
Engine and flight control continuity, including tail wheel steering was assessed and no pre-incident abnormalities were noted.
As the FAA filed it
ON 6/1/18 AT APPROXIMATELY 1430 LOCAL TIME, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS THE PILOT IN COMMAND OF N1777 (FAIRCHILD M-62A) WHILE CONDUCTING PRACTICE TAKEOFF AND LANDINGS AT THE SUSSEX, NJ AIRPORT (KFWN) ON RUNWAY 21.
^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HAD BEEN CONUDCTING NUMEROUS TAKEOFF AND LANDINGS WITH A PASSENGER (ALSO A PILOT, HOWEVER NOT ACTING AS PILOT IN COMMAND OF THE AIRCRAFT). ON THE LAST PRACTICE LANDING, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HAD COMPLETED A WHEEL LANDING AND ONCE THE TAILWHEEL CONTACTED THE GROUND, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT AND EXITED THE RUNWAY ONTO THE GRASS. AS A RESULT, BOTH MAIN GEAR HAD SHEERED OFF THE AIRCARFT AND THE PROPELLER HAD STRUCK THE GROUND.
WEATHER AT THE TIME WAS OBSEREVD (BY TWO WITNESSES) TO BE VFR WITH LIGHT WINDS. RUNWAY 21 WAS THE ACTIVE RUNWAY AT THE TIME.
NO INJURIES REPORTED. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE MAIN GEAR, PROPELLER AND LEFT WING. AIRCRAFT DAMAGE WAS ASSESSED BY THE ALLENTOWN FLIGHT STANDARDS DISTRICT OFFICE (FSDO) AND DETERMINED NOT TO MEET THE THRESHOLD FOR SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGES PER THE DEFINITIONS IN 49 CFR 830.2.
ENGINE AND FLIGHT CONTROL CONTINUITY, INCLUDING TAIL WHEEL STEERING WAS ASSESSED AND NO PRE-INCIDENT ABNORMALITIES WERE NOTED.
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