19990604014619I

Incident

FAA incident report · Piper PA-34-200 · Phoenix, AZ · June 4, 1999

Date
June 4, 1999 · 12:50 local
Place
Phoenix, AZ
Airport
Phoenix Sky Harbor International
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
A3XA
Aircraft
N55549
Reported as
Piper PA34200
Reported engine
Lycoming IO360C1E6
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,400 total200 in this make and model200 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.

While enroute from hii to phx, aircraft encountered turbulent meteorological conditions. Pilot heard flapping sound coming from right wing. Pilot landed at phx without further incident. After flight inspection revealed rubber aerodynamic trim came come loose at right wing to fuselage fairing. Aircraft was repaired and approved for return to service.

As the FAA filed it

WHILE ENROUTE FROM HII TO PHX, AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED TURBULENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. PILOT HEARD FLAPPING SOUND COMING FROM RIGHT WING. PILOT LANDED AT PHX WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. AFTER FLIGHT INSPECTION REVEALED RUBBER AERODYNAMIC TRIM CAME COME LOOSE AT RIGHT WING TO FUSELAGE FAIRING. AIRCRAFT WAS REPAIRED AND APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.