ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 144067
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| Date: | Saturday 25 February 2012 |
| Time: | 16:15 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-36-300 Pawnee Brave |
| Owner/operator: | Souther Field Aviation Inc |
| Registration: | N59661 |
| MSN: | 36-7760071 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 7715 hours |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney PT6A-20 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Jimmy Carter Regional Airport - KACJ, Americus, GA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | Americus, GA (ACJ) |
| Americus, GA (ACJ) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The airplane was being operated on a maintenance test flight after the installation of some aerial spray equipment. At an altitude of about 75 feet above ground level, the airplane pulled abruptly to the right. Using the maximum available engine power and left rudder, the pilot maintained control of the airplane and landed on the closest runway. However, after touchdown, the airplane veered off the right side of the runway and crossed a taxiway and a ditch before coming to rest about 300 feet from the runway. Postaccident examination revealed that the midspan section of the right wing's leading edge had separated, several screws were absent, and the remaining screws exhibited signs of inconsistent torque.
Probable Cause: The failure of maintenance personnel to properly secure a portion of the right wing leading edge, which resulted in the separation of the associated section of the leading edge during takeoff and the loss of directional control during the subsequent landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: https://www.faa.gov/data_research/accident_incident/preliminary_data/events01/media/13_59661.txt
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=59661&x=0&y=0
https://www.ntsb.gov/aviationquery/brief.aspx?ev_id=20120228X91509&key=1
https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1002523/
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Feb-2012 21:33 | Geno | Added |
| 28-Feb-2012 03:49 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative] |
| 02-Mar-2012 11:13 | Geno | Updated [Time, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:26 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 27-Nov-2017 20:19 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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