Waco SRE NC247E

Summary

On 4 November 2012 at about 23:00 local time, a Waco SRE registered NC247E, operated by Lerille L J, was involved in an accident near Lafayette, Louisiana, United States. 3 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

4 November 2012 at 23:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Lafayette, Louisiana, United States

Nearest airport

Lafeyette Regional (LFT)

Coordinates

30.2089, -91.9906

Aircraft

Waco SRE

Registration

NC247E

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Lerille L J

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Lafayette → Lafayette

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN13LA050

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s inability to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll.

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The pilot reported he made an uneventful landing in calm wind; however, during the landing roll, the airplane veered to the right. He applied left rudder and a little engine power in an unsuccessful attempt to correct the airplane heading. The airplane then nosed over. A postaccident examination revealed that the right main landing gear collapsed. Subsequent metallurgical examination of the failed landing gear components revealed features consistent with overstress separations, which likely occurred during the accident sequence, with no indication of significant preexisting corrosion or cracking. Postaccident examination did not reveal any preimpact failure or malfunction with either the landing gear or brakes that would have resulted in the loss of directional control.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.