19860121001519A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Socata RALLYE235C · Brenham, TX · January 21, 1986

Date
January 21, 1986 · 12:14 local
Place
Brenham, TX
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Forced Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N355RA
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW86LA039
Reported as
Socata RALLYE235C
Reported engine
Lycoming O540B4B5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
440 total30 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Right flap rollers were dry, causing friction, eventually failing push pull rod. Split flap condition caused crash.

As the FAA filed it

RIGHT FLAP ROLLERS WERE DRY, CAUSING FRICTION, EVENTUALLY FAILING PUSH PULL ROD. SPLIT FLAP CONDITION CAUSED CRASH.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.