Hi all monowheel drivers,
After landing on a mountain strip today I noticed I had some trouble
controlling the aircraft on roll out and tight turning on the
parking. The next landing on another altiport was uneventful but
again I had trouble tight turning to the parking spot.
During the preflight check for the return flight, this is what I
found: the starboard ring attaching the cable of the tailwheel fork
was open and was barely insuring a very loose connection. See attached
picture.
I am afraid that if that ring had become fully disconnected, I would
have crashed into the wall of rocks on the left side of that runway!
Lesson learned: check that tailwheel control cables carefully before
EVERY takeoff.
Of course I am thinking at some solution to insure a safer connection
of those cables.
Remi Guerner
F-PGKL
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