ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 364993
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| Date: | Thursday 4 July 1991 |
| Time: | 13:15 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-22-150 |
| Owner/operator: | Skyhaven Airport, Inc. |
| Registration: | N7315D |
| MSN: | 22-5103 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1957 |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-320 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Tunkhannock, PA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
PRIOR TO TAKEOFF THE PILOT FAILED TO DETECT THE ELEVATOR TRIM WAS SET FOR NOSE UP AND ALLOWED THE AIRPLANE TO BECOME AIRBORNE PREMATURELY AND STALL. THE AIRPLANE CONTACTED THE GROUND IN A LEFT WING LOW ATTITUDE AND CAME TO A STOP.
Probable Cause: IMPROPER USE OF THE FLIGHT CONTROLS BY THE PILOT WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT STALL ON TAKEOFF WITH INSUFFICIENT ALTITUDE FOR RECOVERY. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO PROPERLY SET THE ELEVATOR TRIM PRIOR TO TAKEOFF AND THE PILOT'S LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE AND LACK OF EXPERIENCE IN TYPE OF AIRPLANE.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC91LA168
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 12 May 1985 | N7315D | Private | 0 | Fort Pierce, FL | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 19-Mar-2024 21:03 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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