COLUMBUS, OH, USA
N443WB
AERONCA 7AC
THE PLT EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON LDG AS THE TAILWHEEL TOUCHED DOWN, AND HE EXECUTED A GO-AROUND. ON THE 2ND LDG ATTEMPT, THE AIRPLANE VEERED OFF THE RWY, TRAVELED ACROSS A GRASSY AREA, AND IMPACTED A PARKED C-172. POST-CRASH EXAM OF THE AIRPLANE REVEALED THAT THE TAILWHEEL STEERING YOKE HAD BROKEN; THE YOKE HAD FRACTURED ACROSS ONE OF TWO RETAINING-BOLT HOLES IN THE YOKE SHAFT. OVERSIZED BOLTS WERE FOUND INSTALLED IN THE HOLES. THE AIRPLANE WAS ESTIMATED TO HAVE TRAVELED APPROX 800 FEET AFTER TOUCHDOWN PRIOR TO IMPACTING THE PARKED AIRPLANE.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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