ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 34936
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| Date: | Saturday 22 June 1996 |
| Time: | 08:22 LT |
| Type: | Jones PECKERWOOD 1A1 |
| Owner/operator: | Harold C. Jones Jr. |
| Registration: | N92506 |
| MSN: | 001 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental A-75-8J |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | La Porte, TX -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | (T41) |
| (T41) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
A video tape showed the unique experimental airplane flying downwind during its initial test flight with the nose oscillating up and down along the longitudinal axis. As the aircraft turned onto the base leg, the pitch oscillations continued. While turning to final, the nose pitched up and the airplane spun to the left until ground impact. Examination of the flight control system revealed that the elevator control cables were not installed properly at their terminal end splices, allowing the cable to slip and restrict pilot control inputs in the pitch axis.
Probable Cause: improper installation and subsequent failure of the elevator control cable clamps which led to the pilot's restricted pitch control and resultant stall/spin.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW96FA268
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 09-Apr-2024 06:07 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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