What was found
TAIL WHEEL ASSY SEPARATED FROM AIRCRAFT DURING TOUCH & GO'S. ACFT IS USED FOR THE PURPOSE OF TRAINING, VERY HIGH NUMBER OF CYCLES PER HOUR OF FLIGHT TIME. BELIEVE THAT THE PART THAT FAILED IS DO TO FATIGUE FAILURE.
- Difficulty date
- February 25, 2012
- Submitted
- May 11, 2012
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N5169X
- Make and model
- Bbavia 7ECA
- Aircraft serial
- 676
- Aircraft time
- 6,727 hours, 2,000 cycles
- Engine
- Lyc O235*
- Propeller
- Mcauly 1C90*
- System (JASC)
- 3221 · Nose/Tail Landing Gear Attach Section
- Part
- Tail Wheel
- Part number
- 3200
- Condition
- Detached
- Stage of operation
- TO
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- D
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.