What was found
PILOT CLAIMS RIGHT SIDE STEERING TENSION SPRING DEPARTED AIRCRAFT AT TAKE OFF. UPON LANDING A GROUND LOOP OCCURRED CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING.
- Difficulty date
- November 3, 2020
- Submitted
- December 15, 2020
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N6855M
- Make and model
- Stnson 10STNSON
- Aircraft serial
- 1084855
- Aircraft time
- 3,420 hours
- System (JASC)
- 3250 · Landing Gear Steering System
- Part
- Tension Spring
- Part number
- 0511457
- Part serial
- NA
- Condition
- Displaced
- Location
- Tail Steering
- Part time
- 300 hours, 300 cycles
- Component
- Tailwheel · Scott
- Component part number
- 0511457
- Stage of operation
- LD
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.