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N32077 accident description

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Crash location 29.503611°N, 95.472778°W
Reported location is a long distance from the NTSB's reported nearest city. This often means that the location has a typo, or is incorrect.
Nearest city Houston, TX
29.763284°N, 95.363271°W
19.1 miles away
Tail number N32077
Accident date 27 Mar 2010
Aircraft type Waco YPF-7
Additional details: None

NTSB Factual Report

The commercial pilot stated that he locked the tailwheel on his single-engine airplane prior to departure. After takeoff, he stayed in the traffic pattern and landed. However, during the landing roll out, the airplane ground looped and the airplane's lower right wing contacted the ground and broke the wood spar. The pilot stated that on examining the airplane after the accident, that either hardened grease and dirt build up may have prevented the tail wheel locking mechanism from fully engaging or that the mechanism may have been inadvertently bumped in flight.

NTSB Probable Cause

The pilot's inability to maintain control during landing due to the failure of the tailwheel locking mechanism to remain engaged prior to landing.

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