19970531020019A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Inland S300 · Chandler, AZ · May 31, 1997

Date: May 31, 1997 · 07:15 local
Place: Chandler, AZ
Phase of flight: Descent
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N540DH
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX97LA221
Reported as: Inland S300
Reported engine: Lycoming O540A4D5
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,823 total460 in this make and model104 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.

Right aileron seperated. Struck horizontal stabilizer bending spar. Used bogus parts on aileron modifications.

As the FAA filed it

RIGHT AILERON SEPERATED. STRUCK HORIZONTAL STABILIZER BENDING SPAR. USED BOGUS PARTS ON AILERON MODIFICATIONS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB LAX97LA221Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportChandler, AZThe owner/pilot's decision to use automotive hardware, which had not been heat treated, and the practice of adding aluminum plates to the trailing edge of the aileron without rebalancing the flight controls, which resulted in the separation of the aileron at…May 31, 1997 · Substantial damage