- Date
- October 28, 1971
- Place
- Grand Rapids, MI · GRAND RAPIDS, MI
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N47554Ryan ST-3KR
- Status
- Completed · report August 14, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 164652
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4406 71/10/28 GRAND RAPIDS,MICH RYAN ST-3KR CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1057 N47554 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 56, 21750 TOTAL DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 10 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - KENT COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION JACKSON,MICH GRAND RAPIDS,MICH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: TAILWHEEL ASSEMBLIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE REMARKS- ENCTRD SEVERE SHIMMY,DID NOT USE BRAKES UNTIL GND LOOP ESTABD.L GR,L WING DMGD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N47554
- Reported as
- Ryan ST-3KR
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Kent County
N47554Registration cancelled Mar 23, 1981 · Ryan Aeronautical ST3KRAirframe modelRyan Aeronautical ST3KR
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Other investigations on N47554 · 1
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