Fear of Landing

APRIL 19, 2024

The operator confirmed that the tail rotor had been installed the day before the accident. A mechanic had found a worn feathering bearing in the tail rotor hub and blade assembly. Then he followed the installation procedure, including the mast nut torque application. He asked a mechanic to come and verify the mast nut torque.

Torque 98

Torque Indicated Airspeed Tail Knot 98

Photographic Logbook

SEPTEMBER 16, 2023

The chirping we heard was due to excess torque-related motion of the powerplant in the engine compartment. Ray later found that the nuts securing the remaining three mounts were insufficiently torqued by whomever mounted that engine before the Williamson Flying Club bought the airplane in 2021. It was undamaged, it just came apart.

Torque 52

Torque Airplanes Clearance Horizontal Stabilizer 52

Flying Magazine

MAY 29, 2025

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Knot 111

Knot Airplanes Gross Weight Rudder 111

Vintage Aviation News

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

was removed from the National Mall in May 2019 and shipped for storage and refurbishment at the Udvar-Hay Center, and later refurbishment in the center’s Mary Baker Engen Restoration Hangar. Currently, the 109 is being repainted in the Engen Restoration Hangar, but will soon be made ready for shipment back to Washington D.C.,

Hangar 116

Hangar Torque Ferry Flight Pilot 116

Plane and Pilot

OCTOBER 3, 2024

True, a slightly higher aspect ratio wing was desired, which in turn required a larger vertical tail and thus a little extra mass, but the size, approximately 20% larger than a Widgeon, was set. Another advantage of the counter-rotating props is the elimination of torque roll.

Airplanes 79

Airplanes Rudder Knot Aileron 79

Vintage Aviation News

MAY 22, 2025

Tasks ahead include installing and torquing hundreds of screws and bolts, completing the cleaning process, reinstalling floorboards, reattaching the tail cone, seating the engine cowlings, installing batteries, securing hoses, and completing numerous smaller but critical tasks.

Annual Inspection 119

Annual Inspection Torque Tail Cockpit 119