ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 364024
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| Date: | Tuesday 4 February 1992 |
| Time: | 13:15 LT |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter |
| Owner/operator: | Taquan Air Service, Inc. |
| Registration: | N13GA |
| MSN: | 179 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6254 hours |
| Engine model: | P&W R-1340-59 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Metlakatla, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Ketchikan, AK (KTN) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH FOR LANDING, THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE AIRPLANE'S CONTROL YOKE STARTED VIBRATING AND THE NOSE OF THE AIRPLANE PITCHED DOWN. THE PILOT CORRECTED BY RE-TRIMMING THE AIRPLANE AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. POST-ACCIDENT INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE RIVETS ATTACHING THE TRIM TAB CONTROL HORN TO THE RIGHT ELEVATOR TRIM TAB HAD PULLED OUT, ALLOWING THE TRIM TAB AND ELEVATOR TO FLUTTER.
Probable Cause: TOTAL FAILURE OF THE RIVETS ATTACHING THE TRIM TAB CONTROL HORN TO THE RIGHT ELEVATOR TRIM TAB.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC92LA032
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 22 June 1994 | N13GA | Wings Airline Sevice | Juneau, AK | |
sub | |
| 23 June 1994 | N13GA | Wings of Alaska | 7 | Taku Inlet, AK | |
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Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Mar-2024 08:39 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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