ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 365268
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| Date: | Thursday 23 May 1991 |
| Time: | 20:25 LT |
| Type: |  Rockwell Aero Commander 690C Jetprop 840 |
| Owner/operator: | Casper Air Service |
| Registration: | N81TR |
| MSN: | 11690 |
| Engine model: | GARRETT TPE331-5-254K |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | Denver, CO -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Cheyenne, WY (KCYS) |
| Denver, CO (KDEN) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
DURING MID-BASE LEG FOR A VFR APPROACH TO LANDING AT STAPELTON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, THE PILOT OF N81TR WAS SELECTING FULL FLAP POSITION, WHEN HE HEARD A DULL THUD. THE AIRCRAFT STARTED A ROLL TO THE LEFT, BUT THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT UNITL HE COULD RAISE THE FLAP HANDLE. AFTER SELECTING 'FLAP UP POSITION,' THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO NORMAL FLIGHT, AND A NORMAL NO FLAP LANDING WAS ACCOMPLISHED. AFTER LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT WAS PARKED AND INSPECTED. A BROKEN FLAP CABLE WAS FOUND. LATER, TESTS REVEALED THE CABLE HAD SEPARATED DUE TO FATIGUE.
Probable Cause: FATIGUE FAILURE OF FLAP CABLE.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB DEN91IA076
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 22 December 1992 | N81TR | Casper Air Service | 1 | Golden, CO | |
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| 20-Mar-2024 08:22 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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