# Incident 19950530016719I: Slinds 100180, Marietta, OH, May 30, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 30, 1995, 13:15 local time
- Place: Marietta, OH
- Airport: Selby Gen Hospital Heliport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4232° N, 81.4464° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marietta, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4232&lon=-81.4464&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4200X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4200X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 100-180 (registry code 0140208, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-100-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SLINDS 100180
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950530016719I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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