ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 174712
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| Date: | Saturday 7 March 2015 |
| Time: | 11:30 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-18-150 Super Cub |
| Owner/operator: | Tarasievich Daniel |
| Registration: | N5385Y |
| MSN: | 18-8143 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1964 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4493 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320 SERIES |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Sierra foothills east of Merced, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Groveland, CA (E45) |
| Groveland, CA (E45) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
According to the private pilot, during the personal flight in the airplane, he applied back pressure to the flight control stick to climb the airplane over an approaching hill, but the control stick separated at the stub. The pilot attempted to reinsert the control stick onto the stub while simultaneously adding power to climb, but the airplane impacted terrain, slid, and came to rest along the hillside.
Postaccident examination of the flight control stick revealed that the through bolt that secured the control stick to the stub was still secured to the control stick but not to the stub. There was no damage or deformation to the control stick or through bolt. Given the lack of damage to the flight control stick and through bolt, it is likely that the control stick was not properly installed during a maintenance activity; however, the maintenance logbook entries did not specify when the control stick was last removed.
Probable Cause: The separation of the flight control stick from the stub due to its improper installation.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Mar-2015 23:10 | Geno | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:30 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 01-Dec-2017 12:44 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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