Probable cause
The pilot’s loss of directional control while taxiing in a gusting tailwind.
NTSB analysis
The pilot was taxiing for takeoff in a gusting left-quartering tailwind. Suddenly, the airplane rotated over 90 degrees to the left. The right main landing gear collapsed, and the airplane dropped onto its right wing and horizontal stabilizer. The pilot reported that he believed the loss of control was due to a strong gust of wind. Although postaccident visual examination of the airplane revealed some areas of corrosion on the fractured right main landing gear pivot bushing, a follow up laboratory examination determined that the pivot bushing failed due to overload. No evidence of preexisting fatigue cracking was found.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for WPR11LA427 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- Sep 3, 2011
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- Tillamook, Oregon
- Nearest airport
- Tillamook (TMK)
- Highest injury
- None
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Day
Stinson V77
- N-number
- N9112H
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rule
- Part 91 (general aviation)
- Purpose of flight
- Other work use
From the NTSB aviation accident database: N-registered aircraft, events since 2008, data through Oct 28, 2026. The file is published monthly, so the latest weeks are incomplete and recent records can change. The official source is the NTSB aviation investigation search. CheckAero is independent and not affiliated with the NTSB.