ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 289422
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| Date: | Sunday 3 April 2011 |
| Time: | 16:40 LT |
| Type: |  Xtremeair Gmbh SBACH 342 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N142WP |
| MSN: | 004 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 356 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming AEIO-580-B1A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Springerville, Arizona -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Childress Airport, TX (CDS/KCDS) |
| Show Low Airport, AZ (SOW/KSOW) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
While descending from 10,500 feet to 8,500 feet on approach to the airport, the airplane encountered light turbulence and the pilot heard a noise emanating from the rear seat. The pilot immediately realized that the pitch control had become jammed and the range of available movement was minimal. He manipulated the trim to control the nose-down position, and continued the flight to the airport (the closest airport to his position). Upon crossing the threshold for landing, he reduced the power and the airplane touched down, bouncing twice before ground looping and coming to rest off the runway. A postaccident examination of the airplane revealed the pilot's personal location beacon (PLB) had become lodged in the bellcrank for the elevator torque tube. Once the PLB was removed, the elevator moved freely.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to properly secure loose objects in the cockpit area which resulted in a personal locator beacon becoming lodged in the elevator control torque tubes, restricting flight control movement.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB WPR11CA197
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 05-Oct-2022 13:36 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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