# Incident 19990701037319I: Cessna 172H, Quincy, FL, July 1, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 1, 1999
- Place: Quincy, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.5660° N, 84.5858° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Quincy, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.5660&lon=-84.5858&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3788F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3788F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172H (registry code 2072424, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172H
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990701037319I

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON ABOUT JULY 1, 1999, ABOUT 1000 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 172H, N3788F, REGISTERED TO THE PANHANDLE FLYING CLUB, INC. WAS FOUND TO HAVE BROKEN AILERON CABLE TERMINAL STUD BEHIND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DURING MAINTENANCE AT QUINCY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, QUINCY, FLORIDA. THE AIRCRAFT HAD MINOR DAMAGE AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT BEING OPERATED FOR THE PURPOSE OF FLIGHT AT THE TIME OF THE FINDING.  A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE AIRCRAFT OPERATOR STATED THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN FLOWN FROM TRI-COUNTY AIRPORT, BONIFAY, FLORIDA, TO QUINCY, FLORIDA, FOR AN ANNUAL INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT.  DURING THIS FLIGHT, THE CONTROL WHEEL HAD TO BE HELD ABOUT 10 DEGREES TO THE LEFT TO MAINTAIN WINGS LEVEL.  THIS WAS REPORTED TO MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL ON ARRIVAL AT QUINCY.  DURING TROUBLESHOOTING OF THE AILERON PROBLEM, MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL FOUND AILERON CABLE PART NUMBER 0510105-216, BEHIND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL TO HAVE A BROKEN AN669 TERMINAL, WIRE ROPE, STUD.  SAFETY WIRE HELD THE TWO BROKEN PARTS OF THE TERMINAL STUD TOGETHER.  THE NTSB LEARNED OF THE BROKEN TERMINAL ON JANUARY 3, 2000.  THE BROKEN TERMINAL STUD WAS SENT TO THE NTSB MATERIALS LABORATORY, WASHINGTON, D.C., FOR  EXAMINATION. THE TERMINAL STUD WAS FOUND TO HAVE SEPARATED DUE TO STRESS CORROSIONN CRACKING.

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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