ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 198467
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| Date: | Sunday 2 October 2016 |
| Time: | 18:30 |
| Type: | Airborne Windsports Edge XT 912 L |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N53AW |
| MSN: | XT-912-0182 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2008 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 913 hours |
| Engine model: | Rotax 912UL |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Fort Valley, GA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Fort Valley, GA (GA81) |
| Fort Valley, GA (GA81) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
According to the flight instructor in the weight-shift-control aircraft, he made two low approaches and two go-arounds to runway 36. He reported that, during the third approach, he crossed the runway threshold and “rounded up” and that the left wing “flew up, and the right wing dropped precipitously, as if it stalled.” The aircraft swiftly yawed to the right and descended rapidly, and the pilot stated that he responded with a full control deflection. He added that the deflection leveled the aircraft just before impact with the turf and that the aircraft heading was about 35° to 50° right of the runway heading. The aircraft sustained substantial damage to both wings and the airframe.
A Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Aviation Safety Inspector examined the aircraft wreckage and was unable to locate the right overcenter washout strut spilt ring. The split ring connects the washout strut and the leading edge of the right wing spar, which allows the pilot to manipulate the aircraft’s directional control. In postimpact photographs of the left side overcenter washout strut split ring, it appears to be partially attached, and the right side split ring was not located in the wreckage.
Probable Cause: The failure of the aircraft’s right overcenter washout strut split ring, which resulted in the pilot’s inability to maintain lateral control of the aircraft and subsequent ground impact.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Aug-2017 15:22 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
| 18-Aug-2017 10:19 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Date, Source, Plane category] |
| 18-Aug-2017 11:13 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Plane category] |
| 18-Aug-2017 16:32 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Plane category] |
| 18-Aug-2017 17:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Embed code, Plane category] |
| 19-Aug-2017 16:48 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Source, Narrative, Plane category] |
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