ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 363008
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Date: | Tuesday 1 September 1992 |
Time: | 13:40 LT |
Type: | Piper PA-22-150 |
Owner/operator: | Stanley, Leroy Iii |
Registration: | N7317D |
MSN: | 22-5105 |
Total airframe hrs: | 5000 hours |
Engine model: | LYCOMING O-320-A1A |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Harrisburg, NC -
United States of America
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Unknown |
Departure airport: | Ashboro, NC (W44) |
Destination airport: | Greensboro, NC (3A4 |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:THE AIRPLANE WAS BEING USED TO CONDUCT AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY. WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT AT 6500 FEET, THE AIRPLANE YAWED LEFT. APPLICATION OF RIGHT RUDDER WAS NOT FULLY EFFECTIVE, & WHEN RELEASED THE AIRPLANE YAWED FURTHER LEFT. AILERON CONTROL WAS SUFFICIENT TO MAKE A FORCED LANDING IN A FIELD. EXAMINATION OF THE FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEM & THE NOSE WHEEL STEERING FAILED TO REVEAL ANY ANOMALIES. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE BELIEVED THAT THE PASSENGER, WHO WAS CONDUCTING THE PHOTOGRAPHY, HAD INADVERTENTLY INTERFERED WITH THE FLIGHT CONTROLS.
Probable Cause: THE PASSENGER'S INADVERTENT INTERFERENCE WITH THE FLIGHT CONTROLS.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | ATL92LA170 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 11 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB ATL92LA170
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