- Date
- May 6, 1990, 19:45 local (May 7, 1990, 00:45 UTC)
- Place
- Larned, KS
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N64585Lightcap PITTS-S-1D
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 9, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19900506014799A
- Case key
- 34975
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Probable cause
Failure of the main landing gear attachment strut, due to fatigue.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The commercial plt said that while rolling out, during takeoff and ldgs practice, he heard a popping noise. The right wing began to drop, so a go-around was executed. After several attempts to land, thinking the cross wind was causing the problem, he landed. After about 150 feet into the rollout, the aircraft ground looped to the right. Post accident investigation revealed the weld on the right landing gear strut had failed.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N64585
- Reported as
- Lightcap PITTS-S-1D
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 7-0311
- Engine
- Lycoming HO-360-B1B, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Taylor, Harry T.
- Departed
- LQR
- Airport
- LQR · Larned, runway 22, 3,100 × 175 ft, grass/turf
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 71
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 1,423 total · 32 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 170° at 13 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F, dew point 45 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- DDC, 60 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N64585 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.