ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 133300
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| Date: | Monday 1 March 1999 |
| Time: | 18:10 LT |
| Type: |  Denney Kitfox 5 |
| Owner/operator: | Gene M. Calkins |
| Registration: | N394GL |
| MSN: | 59404-0021 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 104 hours |
| Engine model: | Subaru EA81 SHO |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Waunakee, WI -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | (WI06) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
As the airplane was turning base to final the pilot, 'felt a bump and vibration in the control stick...' when he commanded a final nose-up trim adjustment. The pilot reported that the remainder of the approach to the runway was uneventful. The pilot stated that, 'When I went to flare for the landing I did not have any pitch control.' The pilot reported that the airplane landed very hard and bounced back into the air in a nose high orientation. The pilot reported that during the hard landing the seat broke from its mounts and fell onto the flaperon control tube, inhibiting flaperon actuation. The pilot stated that the airplane then 'Stalled', landed tail first on the runway, ground looped, and came to rest with the right wingtip and the tail touching the ground. Post accident examination of the aircraft showed that the trim actuator was fractured at its attachment point to the airframe.
Probable Cause: the fracture of the trim actuator.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI99LA099
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Dec-2016 19:26 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 26-Nov-2017 10:55 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Apr-2024 09:06 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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