Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 3 May 1987
Aircraft Type: Douglas DC-6A
Owner/operator: Florida Aircraft Leasing Corp.
Registration Number: N43867
Location: Ft.lauderdale, FL –
ÿ United States of America
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Substantial
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Component Affected: Horizontal stabilizer spar attachment pointsHorizontal stabilizer spar attachment points
Investigating Agency: NTSBNTSB
Category: Accident
A pilot reported experiencing severe vibration during rollout, resulting in substantial damage to the horizontal stabilizer spar attachment points.A pilot reported experiencing severe vibration during rollout, resulting in substantial damage to the horizontal stabilizer spar attachment points.
Description
THE PLT STATED THAT THEY HAD MADE A NORMAL LANDING AND ON ROLLOUT EXPERIENCED SEVERE VIBRATION FROM A NOSE WHEEL SHIMMY.THE VIBRATION RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER SPAR ATTACH POINTS. Probable Cause:
Primary Cause
Nose wheel shimmy inducing vibration.Nose wheel shimmy inducing vibration.Share on:
