ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 186906
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| Date: | Sunday 1 May 2016 |
| Time: | 11:30 |
| Type: |  Cessna 150F |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N8619G |
| MSN: | 15062719 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1965 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3234 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-200-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Ponca City Regional Airport (KPNC), Ponca City, OK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Ponca City, OK (PNC) |
| Ponca City, OK (PNC) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The private pilot stated that, during the landing flare at the conclusion of a local flight, the airplane's nose "shot up drastically." The pilot "gently" pressed forward on the controls to lower the nose, and the airplane pitched down and impacted the runway. Examination of the airplane revealed that a bolt that attached the left elevator to the control system was not installed, and the FAA inspector reported that the bolt was found undamaged inside the elevator tip. According to the pilot, maintenance personnel had recently removed the left elevator, and it is likely that they failed to properly secure the bolt when they reinstalled the elevator.
Probable Cause: Maintenance personnel's improper installation of the elevator bolt, which resulted in a loss of elevator control during landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=N8619G
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-May-2016 01:28 | Geno | Added |
| 02-May-2016 15:08 | Geno | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:30 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 19-Aug-2017 16:44 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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