# Incident 19921105056809I: Piper PA31T, Sacramento, CA, November 5, 1992

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 5, 1992, 02:30 local time
- Place: Sacramento, CA
- Airport: Sacramento Metropolitan
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: JIKA
- Location: 42.2795° N, 122.9008° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2795&lon=-122.9008&mi=10
- Aircraft: N131AF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N131AF-2005-10-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31T (registry code 7103124, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: U/A Canada PT6A-27-28 (registry code 61504, https://openairdocs.org/engine/u-a-canada-pt6a-27-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31T
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,813 total, 280 in this make and model, 301 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX93IA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93IA029) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921105056809I

## Narrative

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

EXPERIENCED LOSS OF ELEVATOR PITCH CONTROL IN FLIGHT. DIVERTED. ROD END BEARING HAD SEPARATED DUE TO FATIGUE

## 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 LAX93IA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93IA029), Nov 5, 1992: Piper PA-31T-620 (N131AF), Medford, OR, incident, no damage. Probable cause: FATIGUE FAILURE OF THE ELEVATOR CONTROL TUBE ROD END BEARING RESULTING IN A LOSS OF ELEVATOR CONTROL.

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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