American Aviation Corp (Aac) AA-1TW N5643L

Summary

On 1 July 1998 at about 18:30 local time, a American Aviation Corp (Aac) AA-1TW registered N5643L was involved in an accident near Point Lookout, Missouri, 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

1 July 1998 at 18:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Point Lookout, Missouri, United States

Nearest airport

Clark Airport (PLK)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

American Aviation Corp (Aac) AA-1TW

Registration

N5643L

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Cape Girardeau → Point Lookout

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI98LA234

Nobody was injured.

the failure of the tailwheel assembly due to corrosion. A factor associated with the accident was the overload failure of the right main landing gear.

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

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The pilot stated that during the landing roll the tailwheel began to vibrate. The vibration increased and the airplane made a 'sharp yaw to the left.' After about 30 degrees of turn, the right landing gear attach bracket bolts sheared and the right wing contacted the runway. The airplane then skidded to the right side of the runway and exited the runway tail first. Inspection of the airplane revealed the right arm of the tailwheel had failed approximately 1' from the center of the arm. Corrosion was present on the factured surface.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.