FORT BENTON, MT, USA
N4971Q
CESSNA A188B
THE PLT RPRTD THAT WHILE LANDING, THERE WAS A FAILURE OF THE BOLTS THAT HELD THE TAILWHEEL ASSEMBLY TO THE FUSELAGE. THE TAILWHEEL THEN SWIVELED & THE ACFT GROUNDLOOPED. THE PLT NOTED THAT THE BOLTS HAD BEEN SUBJECTED TO HEAVY FORCES DURING OPERATIONS ON ROUGH, DIRT, AG OPERATING AREAS.
FAILURE OF THE TAILWHEEL ASSEMBLY ATTACHING BOLTS.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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