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FAA incident report · Slinds 100-180 · Marietta, OH · May 30, 1995

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Date
May 30, 1995 · 13:15 local
Place
Marietta, OH
Airport
Selby Gen Hospital Heliport
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N4200X
Reported as
Slinds 100180
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,500 total30 in the last 90 days
N4200XRegistered now · Aero Commander 100-180S/N 5200 · Built 1971Airframe modelAero Commander 100-180Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Narrative: pilot/cfi contacted NTSB with report of inflight accident. Aircraft windshield failed and entered cockpit, pilot also suspects structural wing damage due to aircraft overspeed. Physical inspection of aircraft revealed no obvious structural damage to wings or fuselage. Upper 6" of windshield separated from remaining windshield assembly. No other damage noted. Interview with pilot revealed that during demonstration of "out of trim" effects to student pilot, aircraft entered a steep descent of approximately 70 degrees vertical @ 2500' AGL. Pilot stated aircraft would not respond to nose up control input. Aircraft returned to parkersburg, WV, without further incident or flight control difficulties. Maintenance inspection revealed flight control system meets manufacturers specifications. Pilot stated he believes student pilot panicked when aircraft pitched over and held control wheel in nose down position and finally released after coaxing from CFI, no overspeed was experienced. NTSB was advised the matter is considered an incident. Matter considered closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: PILOT/CFI CONTACTED NTSB WITH REPORT OF INFLIGHT ACCIDENT. AIRCRAFT WINDSHIELD FAILED AND ENTERED COCKPIT, PILOT ALSO SUSPECTS STRUCTURAL WING DAMAGE DUE TO AIRCRAFT OVERSPEED. PHYSICAL INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT REVEALED NO OBVIOUS STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO WINGS OR FUSELAGE. UPPER 6" OF WINDSHIELD SEPARATED FROM REMAINING WINDSHIELD ASSEMBLY. NO OTHER DAMAGE NOTED. INTERVIEW WITH PILOT REVEALED THAT DURING DEMONSTRATION OF "OUT OF TRIM" EFFECTS TO STUDENT PILOT, AIRCRAFT ENTERED A STEEP DESCENT OF APPROXIMATELY 70 DEGREES VERTICAL @ 2500' AGL. PILOT STATED AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT RESPOND TO NOSE UP CONTROL INPUT. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO PARKERSBURG, WV, WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT OR FLIGHT CONTROL DIFFICULTIES. MAINTENANCE INSPECTION REVEALED FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEM MEETS MANUFACTURERS SPECIFICATIONS. PILOT STATED HE BELIEVES STUDENT PILOT PANICKED WHEN AIRCRAFT PITCHED OVER AND HELD CONTROL WHEEL IN NOSE DOWN POSITION AND FINALLY RELEASED AFTER COAXING FROM CFI, NO OVERSPEED WAS EXPERIENCED. NTSB WAS ADVISED THE MATTER IS CONSIDERED AN INCIDENT. MATTER CONSIDERED CLOSED.