Pilot Debrief

WACO SRE near Lafayette, LA — 2012-11-04

Final reportCEN13LA050
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Date
2012-11-04
Location
Lafayette, LA, USA
Airport
LFT
Aircraft
WACO SRE
Registration
NC247E
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
None
Fatalities
0
Phase of flight
Landing

Probable cause

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

NTSB narrative

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.

Analysis

Primary failure mode
Loss of control

NTSB coding

Evidence available

  • 3 docket documents
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Docket documents3

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