ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 193437
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| Date: | Wednesday 8 February 2017 |
| Time: | 15:03 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-18-125 Super Cub |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N1268A |
| MSN: | 18-1063 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1951 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3535 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320 SERIES |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Sterling, Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Sterling, AK |
| Sterling, AK | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The private pilot reported that, while making a right turn during a personal flight, the flight controls “stuck.” She was unable to make aileron or elevator control inputs, and was also unable to correct the airplane’s bank using rudder inputs. The airplane subsequently descended in a right turn until it impacted the ground.
The airplane was removed from the accident site before it could be examined. During recovery, both wings and their control cables were cut. The airplane was later examined on the pilot’s property, strapped to a trailer. Examination of the airframe and engine revealed no evidence of any control anomalies that would have precluded normal operation; however, since the flight control system was compromised during the recovery, the pre-accident condition of the flight controls could not be determined and the investigation was unable to establish a reason for the pilot’s reported loss of control.
Probable Cause: The pilot’s loss of control while maneuvering for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=1268A
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Feb-2017 16:40 | Geno | Added |
| 28-Nov-2018 14:44 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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