42.9469° N, 87.8971° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at GENERAL MITCHELL INTL (MKE), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
November 7, 1997 · 09:30 local
Place
Milwaukee, WI
Airport
General Mitchell Field
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
LIJA
Aircraft
N53NS
Reported as
Stbros SC7SERIES3
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
7,606 total400 in this make and model81 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
As a result of improper preflight procedures, the acft took off with a rig pin inserted in the elevator. The pilot used power to pitch the acft and returned to the airport and landed without further incident. The nature of the flight was a 14 CFR 135 check ride.
As the FAA filed it
AS A RESULT OF IMPROPER PREFLIGHT PROCEDURES, THE ACFT TOOK OFF WITH A RIG PIN INSERTED IN THE ELEVATOR. THE PILOT USED POWER TO PITCH THE ACFT AND RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE NATURE OF THE FLIGHT WAS A 14 CFR 135 CHECK RIDE.