North American HARVARD MK N9272C
28 September 2008 · Dayton, Ohio, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 28 September 2008 at about 19:30 local time, a North American HARVARD MK registered N9272C, operated by Warbird Flyers LLC, was involved in an accident near Dayton, Ohio, United States. 2 people were on board and one had minor injuries. 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 19:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Dayton, Ohio, United States
- Nearest airport
- Greene County (I19)
- Coordinates
- 39.6972, -83.9903
- Aircraft
- North American HARVARD MK
- Registration
- N9272C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Warbird Flyers LLC
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Positioning
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Dayton → Xenia
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI08CA295
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Probable cause
Improper maintenance on the tail wheel anti-shimmy mechanism and the pilot's decision to continue operating the airplane with a known shimmy in the tail wheel.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that when the tail wheel touched down during landing, he felt a "severe oscillation" which prevented him from maintaining directional control of the airplane. The airplane veered off the right side of the runway where it contacted a ditch collapsing the left main landing gear. The pilot reported he had always been able to control the airplane in the past with the tail wheel shimmy by using the brakes. Inspection of the airplane revealed the tail wheel clutch locking assembly cam was worn. In addition, the anti-shimmy friction spring was tightened down beyond limits.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other North American HARVARD accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Oct 2004 | North American HARVARD II T-6 | Leesville, South Carolina, United States | T-6 LLC | Fatal | 2 |
| 5 Apr 1998 | North American HARVARD 2 | Weiner, Arkansas, United States | Harry L. Hawkins | No injuries | - |
| 4 Oct 1997 | North American HARVARD MK IV | Midland, Texas, United States | Confederate Air Force | No injuries | - |
| 4 May 1996 | North American HARVARD MK II | Lafayette, Louisiana, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 8 Jun 1992 | North American HARVARD MK-II | Watkins, Colorado, United States | Lenehan, James | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Apr 2008 | Schultz MINI 500 | Batavia, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jun 2008 | Mooney M20K | New Philadelphi, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 2008 | Cessna 340 | Port Clinton, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 1 Sep 2008 | Convair CV-580 | Columbus, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 17 Jun 2008 | Helton LARK 95 | West Carrollton, Ohio, United States | Leonard E. Notek | Fatal | 1 |
| 19 Dec 2008 | Piper PA-32R | North Canton, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |