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N40WH accident description

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Crash location 41.377778°N, 79.860278°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 Franklin, PA
40.066759°N, 77.130258°W
169.2 miles away
Tail number N40WH
Accident date 21 Sep 2017
Aircraft type Hencken William Pietenpol Air Camper
Additional details: None

NTSB Factual Report

The pilot reported that during the takeoff roll, the experimental tailwheel-equipped airplane's left wing dropped. The pilot corrected with right aileron input and back pressure on the control yoke. However, the airplane veered off the runway, bounced, and impacted in a right wing low attitude. Subsequently the airplane nosed over.

A postaccident examination of the airplane revealed that the weld that connects the left main landing gear and the axle failed.

The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing and empennage.

NTSB Probable Cause

The failure of the weld that connects the left main landing gear and the axle during the takeoff roll.

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