During the landing roll, with the tail wheel on the ground, the airplane veered to the left. To correct, the pilot applied right rudder and brake. The airplane immediately “turned hard right;” the pilot responded by applying left rudder and brake. Despite the pilots control inputs, the airplane continued veering to the right and the left main landing gear collapsed. Subsequently, the left wingtip contacted the ground, resulting in structural damage to the wing spar.
September 4, 2009, Camarillo, Calif., Cessna 195
During the landing roll, with the tail wheel on the ground, the airplane veered to the left. To correct, the pilot applied right rudder and brake. The airplane immediately turned hard right; the pilot responded by applying left rudder and brake. Despite the pilots control inputs, the airplane continued veering to the right and the left main landing gear collapsed. Subsequently, the left wingtip contacted the ground, resulting in structural damage to the wing spar.
Key Takeaways:
- During the landing roll, the airplane initially veered left, and the pilot's corrective action (right rudder/brake) immediately caused it to turn sharply right.
- Despite subsequent left rudder and brake inputs, the airplane continued veering right, resulting in the collapse of the left main landing gear, left wingtip ground contact, and structural damage to the wing spar.
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