ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 288730
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| Date: | Tuesday 26 January 2010 |
| Time: | 16:30 LT |
| Type: |  American Champion 8KCAB |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N101BY |
| MSN: | 949-2004 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 440 hours |
| Engine model: | Textron Lycoming AEIO-360-H1B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Fallon, Nevada -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Fallon Municipal Airport, NV (FLX/KFLX) |
| Fallon Municipal Airport, NV (FLX/KFLX) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The certified flight instructor (CFI), seated in the front seat, reported that the airplane started to drift to the right during the landing roll. The student pilot, seated in the rear seat, applied left rudder to counteract the drift, but the airplane continued to the right. The CFI took control of the airplane and applied full left rudder and full power; however, the airplane continued to the right until the left main landing gear collapsed and the airplane nosed over. The airplane was equipped with dual lap belt aerobatic harnesses. Postaccident examination revealed that, when full left rudder was applied, the front seat pilot's upper lap belt caught on the rear seat right rudder/brake pedal assembly and activated the right brake. As a result of this finding, the manufacturer issued an Airplane Flight Manual Supplement (AFMS) that provided guidance for pilots to examine the front seat lap belts for proper tension and clearance from the rear seat rudder pedals during their prestart and preflight checks. In addition, the Federal Aviation Administration issued a Special Airworthiness Information Bulletin (SAIB CE-10-39) that addressed proper installation of the dual lap belt system and informed pilots of the issuance of the AFMS pertaining to the lap belts.
Probable Cause: Interference between the front seat lap belt and the rear seat rudder/brake pedal assembly that prevented normal operation of the rudder/brake system, which resulted in the pilots' inability to maintain directional control.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB WPR10LA121
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Oct-2022 01:38 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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