# Incident 19950101003329I: Cessna 152, Pompano Beach, FL, January 1, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 1, 1995, 18:00 local time
- Place: Pompano Beach, FL
- Airport: Pompano Beach Airpark Airport
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.2474° N, 80.1111° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at POMPANO BEACH AIRPARK (PMP), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.2474&lon=-80.1111&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1931H (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,200 total, 350 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950101003329I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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