Safety record in brief:3 NTSB accidents (substantial damage at worst, latest Jun 2018)No ADs since 1998 matched1 service difficulty report
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The flight instructor’s improper landing flare and failure to maintain a proper descent rate during approach, which resulted in a hard landing.
From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for GAA18CA324)
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the tailwheel-equipped airplane during landing, which resulted in a ground loop. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor's failure to adequately monitor the landing.
From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for ANC12CA039)
The flight instructor's delayed remedial action during the landing roll, which resulted in the loss of directional control by the student, a ground-loop, and collapse of the main landing gear. A factor associated with the accident was the student's failure to maintain directional control.
From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for ANC06CA045)
These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.
No ADs published since 1998 matched this airframe or engine model.
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Reports of failures and defects that operators and repair stations sent to the FAA since 1995. A report describes one finding; it is not an accident.
CONVERTED FROM TRI-PACER TO PACER CONFIG BY STC 5A45RM, TIME AS PACER, APPROXIMATELY 1,220 HRS. TAIL POST TUBE CRACKED AT .25 INCH HOLE THAT FORMERLY HELD TAIL SKID IN PLACE, NO PROVISION IN STC TO BEEF UP HOLE AREA OF TAIL POST.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.