What was found
ATTACHMENT BOLT SHEARED ON TAILWHEEL ASSEMBLY CAUSING PILOT TO LOSE STEERING WHILE TAXIING. TAILWHEEL ASSY FAILED AND RUDDER STRUCK PAVEMENT.
- Difficulty date
- May 23, 1999
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N76GD
- Make and model
- Amtr SKYBOLT
- Aircraft serial
- 7476
- System (JASC)
- 3250 · Landing Gear Steering System
- Part
- Bolt
- Condition
- Sheared
- Location
- Tailwheel Assy
- Stage of operation
- TX
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.