U-2 mishap report released
Air Combat Command News Service
12/12/2002
LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Va. (ACCNS) - A report released by Air Combat Command today stated that installation of an incorrect part was the primary cause of an Aug. 15 mishap that damaged a U-2 aircraft at Beale Air Force Base, Calif.
The 9th Reconnaissance Wing aircraft was performing touch-and-go landings when the pilot lost control and the aircraft departed the runway. No one was injured in the mishap.
An accident investigation board reported maintenance personnel installed an incorrect torque arm on the aircraft's tail landing gear scissors assembly. The eventual failure of the part caused the tail wheel to caster, resulting in the pilot losing directional control of the aircraft
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