Ashcraft DR107 N123TA
21 August 2010 · Aurora, Illinois, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 21 August 2010 at about 16:47 local time, a Ashcraft DR107 registered N123TA, operated by Todd Ashcraft, was involved in an accident near Aurora, Illinois, 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 16:47
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Aurora, Illinois, United States
- Nearest airport
- Aurora Municipal Airport (ARR)
- Coordinates
- 41.7719, -88.4756
- Aircraft
- Ashcraft DR107
- Registration
- N123TA
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Todd Ashcraft
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Aurora → Aurora
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN10LA506
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The low cycle fatigue failure of the tail wheel spring during landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot aborted a landing after the tail wheel spring fractured. The pilot attempted another landing by keeping the tail off the runway surface until the airspeed decreased. When the tail contacted the runway, the airplane veered and ground looped. The left main landing gear collapsed and the airplane nosed over. A postaccident examination of the tail wheel spring revealed a low cycle fatigue fracture.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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