NTSB CAROL · Event
Event ERA22LA214
Registry · N451WA
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
NORTH AMERICAN SNJ-6
Year of manufacture
1945 · 77 years old at event
Engine
P&W R1340 SERIES (600 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
20021112
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A577C8
Registrant of record
WARBIRD ADVENTURES INC
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Probable cause & findings
The loss of directional control due to a fractured tailwheel steering linkage assembly.
Factual narrative
According to the flight instructor, during the approach to landing the student pilot correctly flared and maintained pitch attitude and airspeed as the airplane touched down. When the tailwheel contacted the runway, the airplane immediately yawed to the left uncontrollably. The airplane ground looped, and the main landing gear collapsed before coming to a stop. Examination of the airplane by a Federal Aviation Administration inspector revealed substantial damage to the fuselage and right wing. An examination of the tailwheel steering linkage assembly revealed the castellated nut fitting fractured. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database Retrieved: 2026-02-12
NTSB Findings
Hierarchical cause / factor breakdown from the FAA bulk avdata database. Each finding tagged C (Cause) or F (Factor).
- — Aircraft-Aircraft systems-Landing gear system-Landing gear steering system-Failure
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_2022_ERA22LA214.txt.
Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb.
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