Waco RBA N12444

Summary

On 3 April 2004 at about 16:14 local time, a Waco RBA registered N12444 was involved in an accident near Temple, Texas, 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

3 April 2004 at 16:14

Classification

Accident

Location

Temple, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Draughon-Miller Central Texas (TPL)

Coordinates

31.1500, -97.4000

Aircraft

Waco RBA

Registration

N12444

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Temple → Temple

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW04LA102

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll. A contributing factor was the locked wheel.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot lost directional control of the vintage bi-plane during the landing roll. The 192-hour pilot configured the tailwheel equipped airplane to land on Runway 15. Runway 15 was 6,301 feet long by 150 feet wide and has an asphalt surface. The pilot stated that he configured for a power-on wheel landing. Touchdown on the main landing gear was "normal." As power decreased, the airplane began to slow down, the pilot added forward stick to keep the tail "off" as long as possible. During the landing roll, the right wing "began to lift." As the wing came up, the pilot applied left brake and he applied a little aileron. The left brake "locked up," and the aircraft nosed-over, onto its top wing. The winds at the airport at 0955 were reported from 320 degrees at 3 knots.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.