On June 20, 1982, a Boeing A75L300 (registration N555) operated by Tulsa Piper, Inc. was involved in an aviation accident near Tulsa, OK. Investigators recorded the probable cause as: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing due to a flat left main tire. This summary draws on records from the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) historical archive.
During a wheel landing, the aircraft veered right as the left main tire went flat. The pilot lost directional control, causing the left wing to drop and strike the runway.
The pilot reported that during a wheel landing, the aircraft began to veer to the right. All efforts to straighten it with rudder failed. As the plane went off the runway, the left wing dropped, striking the runway, and the lower left wing spar broke.
The pilot stated this was a result of the left main tire going flat.
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing due to a flat left main tire.
During a wheel landing, the aircraft veered right as the left main tire went flat. The pilot lost directional control, causing the left wing to drop and strike the runway.
The accident on 20 Jun 1982 involved a Boeing A75L300, registration N555, operated by Tulsa Piper, Inc., at Tulsa, OK.
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing due to a flat left main tire.
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