# Accident 19820820040099A: Airspc 18AAIRSPC, Orlando, FL, August 20, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 1982, 09:20 local time
- Place: Orlando, FL
- Airport: Executive
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.4998° N, 81.3703° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.4998&lon=-81.3703&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6140S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6140S-1984-11-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air & Space America 18A (registry code 0440104, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-space-america-18a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRSPC 18AAIRSPC
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 108 total, 39 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA82DA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA82DA173) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820820040099A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

IMPROPER CYLIC TRIM ON TAKEOFF. SETTLED BACK TO RUNWAY. FAILED TO CHOP POWER.GROUND RESONANCE SET UP COLLAPSED GEAR

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA82DA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA82DA173), Aug 20, 1982: Air & Space 18A (N6140S), Orlando, FL, destroyed

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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