ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 27773
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| Date: | Sunday 29 November 1998 |
| Time: | 09:40 CSuT |
| Type: |  Cessna 402B |
| Owner/operator: | Emu Air Charter Pty Ltd |
| Registration: | VH-BYN |
| MSN: | 402B1328 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | 22 miles NE of Kangaroo Island, SA -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Parafield, SA (YPPF) |
| Kingscote Airport, Kangaroo Is (YKSC) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
On 19 November 1998 at 09:40 CSuT, the aircraft had just commenced descent, and the pilot was trimming the elevator for the descent, when the pilot heard a loud noise and the elevator control pitched down. The pilot was able to arrest the aircraft's nose-down pitch, but was unable to trim out the nose-down forces. He managed to control the aircraft sufficiently to carry out a straight-in approach and landing. After landing, it was found that the elevator trim tab was jammed in the nose-down position.
Sources:
1. https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/1998/aair/aair199805359.aspx
2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingscote_Airport
3. https://www.planepictures.net/v3/show_en.php?id=91442
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 26 June 1995 | VH-BYN | 0 | Parafield Airport (YPPF), Parafield, SA | |
sub |
Media:
Cessna 402B VH-BYN at Parafield, South Australia in July 1998
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 14-Apr-2014 16:21 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Damage, Narrative] |
| 10-Jun-2022 02:29 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, Destination airport] |
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