ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 301075
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| Date: | Saturday 22 May 1999 |
| Time: | 13:05 LT |
| Type: | Bowers Fly Baby |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N96MG |
| MSN: | 2-89 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 216 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental A65 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | MOUNT OLIVE, North Carolina -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | GREENVILLE , NC (KPGV) |
| LUMBERTON , NC (KLBT) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot recalled that as the airplane descended through 1700 feet, the left wing assembly came up over the cockpit and separated from the airframe. The pilot reported that he always flew this airplane wearing a parachute, and as the airplane entered a spin he was ejected from the cockpit. After clearing the airframe, the pilot pulled the ripcord to deploy the parachute; a full parachute canopy was achieved 300 feet above the ground. During the examination of the airframe the left wing flying wire attachment plate was located and was discovered to have failed. The attachment plate fracture faces were examined with an optical microscope and were found to contain banding, typical of fatigue cracking, on both sides of the attachment hole. The fatigue cracking propagated nearly through the thickness of the plate. Elevated oxygen peaks, indicative of corrosion deposits, were also discovered.
Probable Cause: A fatigue failure of the flywire bracket that resulted in the inflight separation of the left wing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL99LA092
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Nov-2022 13:30 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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