What was found
UPON LANDING THE PILOT HEARD A BANG AND NOTICED THE TAIL WHEEL TO BE VERY ROUGH AND LOOSE. LT WHEEL BRG AND RACES FOUND DESTROYED, ALL ROLLERS WERE MISSING. WHEEL ASSY AND AXLE WERE REPLACED.
- Difficulty date
- August 3, 2009
- Submitted
- October 23, 2009
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Airtrc AT802
- Aircraft time
- 451 hours
- Engine
- Pwa PT6A67A
- Propeller
- Hartzl HCB5MA3
- System (JASC)
- 3246 · Wheel/Ski/Float
- Part
- Bearing
- Condition
- Destroyed
- Location
- Tail Wheel
- Component
- Tail Wheel Assy
- Component part number
- CON1733A3240
- Stage of operation
- LD
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- E
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.