ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 381977
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| Date: | Monday 16 May 1983 |
| Time: | 12:10 LT |
| Type: |  Beechcraft 60 Duke |
| Owner/operator: | 110 Leasing, Inc. |
| Registration: | N821BE |
| MSN: | P-593 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 51 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming TIO-541-E1A4 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Robbinsville, NJ -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Farmingdale, NY (FRG |
| Indianapolis, IN (KIND) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE ACFT WAS STRUCTURALLY DAMAGED DURING RECOVERY FROM A DESCENDING RIGHT SPIRAL THAT OCCURRED AS THE FLT PASSED THRU FLT LEVEL 190. AS THE PLT RECVD FROM THE DESCENDING SPIRAL THE INBOARD AND OUTBOARD AILERON HINGE RIVETS WERE SHEARED. THE ALTITUDE DEVIATION OCCURRED IN IMC WEATHER. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED WITH ATC. VECTORS WERE PROVIDED TO JFK APRT FOR A VFR LANDING. THE FLT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE PLT REPORTED THAT AS THE ACFT CLIMBED THROUGH 19000FT AT 100 KTS A LOUD BANK WAS HEARD AND THE ACFT STARTED SHAKING. THE PLT DISENGAGED THE AUTOPLT AND LOWERED THE NOSE. HE STATED THE ACFT ENTERED A RIGHT DESCENDING SPIRAL. HE COULD NOT MOVE THE AILERON AND RECOVERED WITH RUDDER AND ELEVATOR. THE RIGHT AILERON ROD AND HINGES WERE EXAMINED AND THE FAILURES WERE FOUND TO BE SHEAR FROM DUCTILE OVERLOAD. THE FAILED RIVETS MET SPECIFICATIONS FOR HARDNESS TESTS.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC83FA115
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 4 May 1983 | N821BE | One Ten Leasing | 0 | Detroit, MI | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 02-Apr-2024 09:06 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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