Waco ASO NC662Y

Summary

On 2 June 2002 at about 18:30 local time, a Waco ASO registered NC662Y was involved in an accident near Goodland, Kansas, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

2 June 2002 at 18:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Goodland, Kansas, United States

Nearest airport

Renner Fld /Goodland Municipal (GLD)

Coordinates

39.3398, -101.6998

Aircraft

Waco ASO

Registration

NC662Y

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Pratt → Goodland

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI02LA147

Nobody was injured.

Failure of the tailwheel assembly after touchdown that resulted in loss of airplane directional control, which the pilot could not correct. A contributing factor was the improper assembly of the tailwheel.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane was substantially damaged when it veered off the runway during landing. The pilot reported that when the tailwheel touched down, the airplane started to shake and bang and turn left. The airplane departed the left side of the runway and the right lower wing contacted a dirt mound breaking the wing spars. A postaccident teardown of the tailwheel assembly by the manufacturer determined that the tailwheel was not assembled according to the manufacturer's specifications. The teardown inspection determined that the tailwheel "would not function properly because it was incorrectly assembled."

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.