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FTW85LA190

1985-04-19 · JUNCTION, Texas, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport JCT

N5655N has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (BEECH F33A, built 1990), which was not involved in this event.

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

AFTER NORMAL APCH AND LANDING THE ACFT BEGAN VIBRATING WHEN THE TAILWHEEL TOUCHED DOWN. THE ACFT BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE AS THE AIRSPEED DECREASED BELOW 30 KTS. RESULTING IN A GROUND LOOP AND DRAGGING OF A WING TIP. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE TAILWHEEL RETENTION ASS'Y WAS LOOSE. THE PLT HAD NOTICED THE ACFT WAS HARD TO TURN DURING TAXI PRIOR TO TAKEOFF AND HE ADDED AIR TO THE TIRE. NO OTHER DISCREPANCIES WERE NOTED ON THE (TAILWHEEL) ASS'Y AND IT OPERATED NORMALLY WHEN IT WAS TIGHTENED. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1985_FTW85LA190.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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