Accident Waco UIC N13572, Friday 20 September 1985

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Date:	Friday 20 September 1985
Time:	12:15 LT
Type:	Waco UIC
Owner/operator:	Roland L Fowler
Registration:	N13572
MSN:	3821
Year of manufacture:	1933
Engine model:	Continental W-670
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Boise, ID - United States of America
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:	Logan, UT (KLGU)
Destination airport:
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
THE PLT REPORTED THAT WHEN HE LANDED, THE ACFT BEGAN DRIFTING TO THE LEFT. SINCE THERE WAS A HIGH SPEED TURN-OFF AHEAD, HE DID NOT MAKE AN IMMEDIATE CORRECTION FOR THE DRIFT. WHEN A CORRECTION WAS APPLIED, THE ACFT DID NOT RESPOND & IT CONTINUED INTO A GROUND LOOP. THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR THEN COLLAPSED UNDER A SIDE LOAD. DURING A REPAIR, THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR CABANE STRUT WAS FOUND TO HAVE BEEN PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED WITH UNDERSIZED MATERIAL.

Probable Cause:

Accident investigation: