Hencken William PIETENPOL AIR CAMPER N40WH
21 September 2017 · Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 21 September 2017 at about 18:10 local time, a Hencken William PIETENPOL AIR CAMPER registered N40WH was involved in an accident near Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States. One person was 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.
The record
- Date
- at 18:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States
- Nearest airport
- Venango Rgnl (FKL)
- Coordinates
- 41.3778, -79.8603
- Aircraft
- Hencken William PIETENPOL AIR CAMPER
- Registration
- N40WH
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1986
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Franklin → Franklin
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- GAA17CA552
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The failure of the weld that connects the left main landing gear and the axle during the takeoff roll.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that, during the takeoff roll, the experimental tailwheel-equipped airplane's left wing dropped. The pilot corrected with right aileron input and back pressure on the control yoke. However, the airplane veered off the runway, bounced, and then impacted the runway in a right-wing-low attitude. Subsequently, the airplane nosed over. Postaccident examination of the airplane revealed that the weld that connects the left main landing gear and the axle had failed. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing and empennage.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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