A FOREIGN OBJECT (TOOL) HAD JAMMED THE AILERON CONTROLS TO THE RIGHT AS THE PILOT WAS MANEUVERING THE AIRCRAFT FOR A LOW APPROACH TO A STRIP.
— NTSB Determination
THE PILOT ELECTED TO MAKE A LOW APPROACH OVER A GRAVEL BAR BEFORE LANDING. HE STATED THAT WHILE ROLLING OUT OF A TURN, THE ELEVATOR CONTROL JAMMED TO THE RIGHT. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE AIRPLANE SPIRALED TO THE TERRAIN, THEN CRASHED. AN EXAMINATION REVEALED THAT A SET OF CHANNEL LOCKS HAD SLIPPED UNDER THE FLOOR BOARD AND INTO THE FLIGHT CONTROLS.
THE PILOT ELECTED TO MAKE A LOW APPROACH OVER A GRAVEL BAR BEFORE LANDING. HE STATED THAT WHILE ROLLING OUT OF A TURN, THE ELEVATOR CONTROL JAMMED TO THE RIGHT. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE AIRPLANE SPIRALED TO THE TERRAIN, THEN CRASHED. AN EXAMINATION REVEALED THAT A SET OF CHANNEL LOCKS HAD SLIPPED UNDER THE FLOOR BOARD AND…
The accident on 1990-04-13 involved a Piper PA-11, registration N4904M, at Knik Clacier, AK.
A FOREIGN OBJECT (TOOL) HAD JAMMED THE AILERON CONTROLS TO THE RIGHT AS THE PILOT WAS MANEUVERING THE AIRCRAFT FOR A LOW APPROACH TO A STRIP.
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