Renner Fld /Goodland Municipal Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Goodland, Kansas 67735
Sunday, June 2, 2002 13:30 CDT

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

The airplane was substantially damaged when it veered off the runway during landing. The pilot reported that when the tailwheel touched down, the airplane started to shake and bang and turn left. The airplane departed the left side of the runway and the right lower wing contacted a dirt mound breaking the wing spars. A postaccident teardown of the tailwheel assembly by the manufacturer determined that the tailwheel was not assembled according to the manufacturer's specifications. The teardown inspection determined that the tailwheel "would not function properly because it was incorrectly assembled."

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

Failure of the tailwheel assembly after touchdown that resulted in loss of airplane directional control, which the pilot could not correct. A contributing factor was the improper assembly of the tailwheel.

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 6/2/2002
Event Day of the Week Sunday
Time of Event 1330
Event Time Zone Central Daylight Time
Event City Goodland
Event State KANSAS
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 67735
Event Date Year 2002
Event Date Month 6
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude --
Event Location Longitude --
Event Location Airport RENNER FLD /GOODLAND MUNICIPAL
Event Location Nearest Airport ID GLD
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport On Airport
Distance from airport in statute miles 0
Degrees magnetic from airport 0
Airport Elevation 3656
Weather Briefing Completeness --
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 1256 Central Daylight Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 0
Weather Observation Facility ID KGLD
Elevation of weather observation facility 3656
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 0
Time Zone of the weather observation CDT
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height --
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height --
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Clear
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling None
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) --
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) --
Visibility (Statute Miles) 10
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 35
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) 7
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 240
Variable Wind Indicator Wind direction could be determined
Wind Speed (knots) 9
Wind Velocity Indicator --
Wind Gust Indicator Not Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) --
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 26.68
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation --
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury None
On Ground, Fatal Injuries --
On Ground, Minor Injuries --
On Ground, Serious Injuries --
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None 2
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All --
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 12188
NTSB Notification Source FAA
NTSB Notification Date Jun 2 2002 12:00AM
NTSB Notification Time 1631
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information DMS
Date of most recent change to record Jul 2 2009 1:08PM
User who most recently changed record broda
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office Wichita, Kansas FSDO

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number NC662Y
NTSB Number CHI02LA147
Missing Aircraft Indicator --
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed None
Flight plan Was Activated? No
Damage Substantial
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name WACO
Aircraft Model ASO
Aircraft Series Identifier --
Aircraft Serial Number 3228
Certified Max Gross Weight 2600
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft 3
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Fixed
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Annual
Date of Last Inspection May 22 2002 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection 13
Airframe Hours 1091
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated No
ELT Aided Location of Event Site No
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name David K. Allen
Aircraft Owner Street Address 24686 Kolstad Loop
Aircraft Owner City Elbert
Aircraft Owner State CO
Aircraft Owner Country USA
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 80106
Operator is an individual? No
Operator Name --
Operator Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Street Address --
Operator City --
Operator State --
Operator Country --
Operator Zip code --
Operator Code --
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? --
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation --
Operator Certificate Number --
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not --
Indicates Domestic or International Flight --
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail --
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) Personal
Second Pilot on Board No
Departure Point Same as Event No
Departure Airport Code PTT
Departure City Pratt
Departure State KS
Departure Country USA
Departure Time 1015
Departure Time Zone CDT
Destination Same as Local Flt crash at destination city
Destination Airport Code GLD
Destination City Goodland
Destination State KS
Destination Country USA
Specific Phase of Flight Landing - flare/touchdown
Report sent to ICAO? No
Evacuation occurred No
Date of most recent change to record Jun 9 2009 1:36PM
User who most recently changed record broda
Since inspection or accident --
Event Location Runway Number and Location 23
Runway Length 3501
Runway Width 75
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --