ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 180663
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| Date: | Saturday 24 October 2015 |
| Time: | 15:10 |
| Type: |  Luscombe 8A |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N25100 |
| MSN: | 1024 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1939 |
| Engine model: | Continental C85-12F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Ernest A Love Field Airport (KPRC), Prescott, AZ -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Gallup, NM (KGUP) |
| Prescott, AZ (KPRC) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The commercial pilot of the tailwheel-equipped airplane stated that, upon touching down in a three-point attitude, the airplane veered left. The pilot attempted to correct with rudder, but the airplane continued left and ground looped. Examination revealed that the tailwheel had rotated 180°, leaving its control chains crossed over one another. Under this condition, the tailwheel direction of movement would be opposite that commanded by the pilot. Further examination revealed that the tailwheel steering arms were bent upward, allowing the wheel to rotate past its travel stops and into the reversed condition. It is likely that, as the pilot initially lost control and the airplane began to ground loop, the wheel passed beyond its travel limits, causing the controls to become reversed, which made recovery unlikely.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing, and his inability to recover due to a malfunction of the tailwheel.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: 2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?omni=Home-N-Number&nNumberTxt=25100
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 30 August 2019 | N25100 | Private | 0 | Prescott, AZ | |
sub |
| Runway excursion | ||||||
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Oct-2015 05:04 | Geno | Added |
| 08-Nov-2015 05:23 | Geno | Updated [Nature, Source] |
| 22-Feb-2016 18:48 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:30 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 19-Aug-2017 15:08 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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