ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 38409
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| Date: | Monday 11 January 1999 |
| Time: | 16:48 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 310R |
| Owner/operator: | Primac Courier Inc |
| Registration: | N87365 |
| MSN: | 310R0532 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 10975 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-520-MB |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Kearny, NJ -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Teterboro, NJ (KTEB) |
| Atlantic City, NJ (ACY | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
While the airplane was climbing, the pilot reported that he did not have any elevator control. Radar data revealed that the airplane had momentarily leveled off at 1,000 feet, and then climbed to 2,000 feet prior to entering a descent. The airplane impacted a rail car in a railroad yard, in a steep nose down pitch attitude. Examination of the airplane revealed the elevator trim was in a full nose down position, and the elevators were in a trailing edge down position at impact. Examination of the elevator trim system revealed that the trailing edge of the elevator trim tab would move down for airplane nose-up trim and up for airplane nose-down trim. Further, if the elevator movement was restricted, the elevator trim tab would function as a small elevator, and move the airplane opposite of the direction desired by movement of the cockpit elevator trim wheel.
Probable Cause: a loss of elevator control for undetermined reasons.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC99FA047
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 25-Nov-2017 13:15 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Cn, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Apr-2024 10:49 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Cn, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Accident report] |
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