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FAA incident report · Cessna 152 · Pompano Beach, FL · January 1, 1995

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Date
January 1, 1995 · 18:00 local
Place
Pompano Beach, FL
Airport
Pompano Beach Airpark Airport
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N1931H
Reported as
Cessna 152
Reported engine
Lycoming O235L2C
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,200 total350 in this make and model90 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.

Narrative: on January 1, 1995, at approximately 1700 EST, Cessna aircraft N1931H, departed ft. lauderdale (fll) on a pleasure flight. At Pompano (pmp) the pilot remained in the pattern for some touch and go's. on the third circuit during the base leg, the elevator control became very light and sluggish. He still had elevator effectiveness, but needs much more control input to achieve slight pitch changes. Still having control he turned from base to final with full flaps now in, he lost all elevator control. With power changes he was able to maintain a controlled stable descent and approach. The aircraft was landed safely without any damage or injury. After taxiing to the ramp the pilot inspected the aircraft and found the left hand elevator missing with the right hand elevator detached from its center attach point. The aircraft was inspected by maintenance and no other damage was found. A search of the area and approach to the airport was conducted but the elevator was not recovered. Malfunction/defect report submitted.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON JANUARY 1, 1995, AT APPROXIMATELY 1700 EST, CESSNA AIRCRAFT N1931H, DEPARTED FT. LAUDERDALE (FLL) ON A PLEASURE FLIGHT. AT POMPANO (PMP) THE PILOT REMAINED IN THE PATTERN FOR SOME TOUCH AND GO'S. ON THE THIRD CIRCUIT DURING THE BASE LEG, THE ELEVATOR CONTROL BECAME VERY LIGHT AND SLUGGISH. HE STILL HAD ELEVATOR EFFECTIVENESS, BUT NEEDS MUCH MORE CONTROL INPUT TO ACHIEVE SLIGHT PITCH CHANGES. STILL HAVING CONTROL HE TURNED FROM BASE TO FINAL WITH FULL FLAPS NOW IN, HE LOST ALL ELEVATOR CONTROL. WITH POWER CHANGES HE WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN A CONTROLLED STABLE DESCENT AND APPROACH. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED SAFELY WITHOUT ANY DAMAGE OR INJURY. AFTER TAXIING TO THE RAMP THE PILOT INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND FOUND THE LEFT HAND ELEVATOR MISSING WITH THE RIGHT HAND ELEVATOR DETACHED FROM ITS CENTER ATTACH POINT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED BY MAINTENANCE AND NO OTHER DAMAGE WAS FOUND. A SEARCH OF THE AREA AND APPROACH TO THE AIRPORT WAS CONDUCTED BUT THE ELEVATOR WAS NOT RECOVERED. MALFUNCTION/DEFECT REPORT SUBMITTED.