ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 384330
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| Date: | Friday 21 May 1982 |
| Time: | 15:45 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-22-150 |
| Owner/operator: | Daniel Sternglas |
| Registration: | N6086D |
| MSN: | 22-4740 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1956 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3784 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-A1A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Seneca Falls, NY -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Ithaca, NY (KITH) |
| Seneca Falls, NY | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
WHILE TRYING TO ROLL OUT OF A LEFT TURN ON DOWNWIND THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A JAMMED RUDDER CONTROL. FULL AILERON CONTROL WAS NOT AVAILABLE BECAUSE OF THE AILERON-RUDDER INTERCONNECT SYSTEM AND A CONSIDERABLE BUFFET WAS INDUCED DURING AN ATTEMPT TO LEVEL THE WINGS. THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDED RAPIDLY IN A LEFT SPIRAL UNTIL GROUND CONTACT WAS MADE ABOUT 400 FT DOWN RUNWAY 36. THEN IT TRAVELLED ABOUT 150 FT AFTER LEAVING THE PAVEMENT AND BECAME INVERTED IN ROUGH TERRAIN. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE PROTECTIVE BOOT WAS FOUND MISSING FROM THE NOSE STRUT. THE NOSE GEAR BEARING WAS LACKING LUBRICATION AND EXHIBTED CORROSION.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC82DA102
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Apr-2024 10:03 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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