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June 8, 2024 · Titan T51 Undesignat · N512JA

Madisonville, TN

Overview

Report Status
Final with probable cause
Event Type
Accident
Date
June 8, 2024
Injury Outcomes
1 injury (1 minor injury)
Location
Madisonville, TN
Aircraft
Titan T51 Undesignat (2012)
Tail Number
N512JA
Injuries
Minor
Aircraft Damage
Substantial
NTSB Number
ERA24LA255

On June 8, 2024, at 1008 eastern daylight time, an experimental, amateur-built Titan T-51 airplane, N512JA, sustained substantial damage when it was involved in an accident at the Monroe County Airport (MNV), Madisonville, Tennessee. The airline transport pilot sustained minor injuries. The airplane was operated a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The pilot stated that after he landed the tailwheel-equipped airplane, he felt a “violent shimmy” from the tailwheel and the airplane began to veer left. He attempted to use full right rudder and brakes to steer the airplane. Soon after, the right wing collapsed to the pavement which spun the airplane to the left and it came to a rest in the grass off the side of the runway. Postaccident examination of the airplane revealed the welded joint for the left and right main landing gear lower weldments had failed. The tailwheel, and the fractured weldments were retained and sent to the National Transportation Safety Board Materials Laboratory for further examination.

NTSB Probable Cause

Aircraft-Aircraft systems-Landing gear system-Main landing gear attach sec-Failure

Full Narrative

On June 8, 2024, at 1008 eastern daylight time, an experimental amateur-built Titan T-51 airplane, N512JA, sustained substantial damage when it was involved in an accident near Madisonville, Tennessee. The airline transport pilot sustained minor injuries. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The pilot, who also built the airplane, stated that after he landed at the Monroe County Airport (MNV), Madisonville, Tennessee, he felt a “violent shimmy” from the tailwheel and the airplane began to veer left. He attempted to steer the airplane with full right rudder and brakes, but the right main landing gear collapsed. The airplane began to exit the runway when the left main landing gear collapsed. The airplane came to a rest just off the runway in the grass. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing and fuselage, and all four composite propeller blades sheared from the hub. Postaccident examination of the airplane revealed the welded joints for the left and right main landing gear had failed and the tailwheel attachment link had fractured. The tailwheel link and the fractured weldments were sent to the NTSB Materials Laboratory for further examination. The examination revealed that the right landing gear weldment fractured during landing from fatigue cracking that had initiated at multiple locations on the outer surface of the weld. The fatigue cracking propagated over time through the weld filler to approximately 1.6 inches in circumference. The remainder of the fracture surface exhibited features consistent with overstress. The fracture surfaces of the left landing gear weldment and tailwheel link were both consistent with overstress. According to the pilot, the weldment made to the right landing gear was not fabricated by the airplane’s kit supplier. It was fabricated about 12 years before the accident flight by a 3rd party welder whom he hired to repair damage from a previous accident. The pilot said that he did not observe any detectable issues with the right landing gear weldment before the accident.

Flight

Event TypeAccident
Event Time10:08 EDT
Nearest AirportMonroe County (0nm N)
Runway05/2
Runway Length3643 ft
Runway Width75 ft
Flight Plan FiledNone
Flight Plan ActivatedNo
Aircraft FireNo
Aircraft ExplosionNo

Aircraft

AircraftTitan T51 Undesignat
Tail NumberN512JA
Aircraft CategoryAir
DamageSubstantial
Operating RulePart 91
Engines1
Engine TypeReciprocating
Engine DetailsHonda · J35A · Reciprocating · 245
Seats2

People & Injuries

Injury Summary1 injury (1 minor injury)
Fatal0
Serious0
Minor1
Uninjured0
Total1
Crew 1Age 74 · Third Class · Minor

Conditions

ConditionsVMC
LightDaylight
WindCalm
Visibility10 sm
CeilingNone
Temperature / Dew Point57 F
Altimeter30.04 inHg
Observation Time10:15
Weather SourceWFAC

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