19990707039649I

Incident

FAA incident report · Cessna 152 · Orlando, FL · July 7, 1999

Date
July 7, 1999 · 19:15 local
Place
Orlando, FL
Airport
Orlando Sanford Airport
Phase of flight
Practice Training Manuevers
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N45945
Reported as
Cessna 152
Pilot’s flight hours
214 total83 in this make and model47 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.

On July 7, 1999 at 1915EST, a Cessna 152, N45945, operated by comair training academy, and piloted by Mr. Jason baldwin was doing ground reference manuevers in the practice area. The flight controls became unstable during a monuever and the aircraft became hard to control. The pilot turned towards the airport for an immediate landing. After alnding and taxing to the ramp it was noticed that the irght hadn elevator outboard attach bolt had come out. The out boadr elevator was drooping approx. 2 inches, and trailing approx. 2 inches to the rear. The Cessna aircraft company, and FAA, AFD-640 on oklahoam city was immediately notified. The pilot Mr. Jason baldwin hold a private certificate #590141250. The flight originated at the Sanford airport on July 7, 1999 at 1900 hrs. EST.

As the FAA filed it

ON JULY 7, 1999 AT 1915EST, A CESSNA 152, N45945, OPERATED BY COMAIR TRAINING ACADEMY, AND PILOTED BY MR. JASON BALDWIN WAS DOING GROUND REFERENCE MANUEVERS IN THE PRACTICE AREA. THE FLIGHT CONTROLS BECAME UNSTABLE DURING A MONUEVER AND THE AIRCRAFT BECAME HARD TO CONTROL. THE PILOT TURNED TOWARDS THE AIRPORT FOR AN IMMEDIATE LANDING. AFTER ALNDING AND TAXING TO THE RAMP IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE IRGHT HADN ELEVATOR OUTBOARD ATTACH BOLT HAD COME OUT. THE OUT BOADR ELEVATOR WAS DROOPING APPROX. 2 INCHES, AND TRAILING APPROX. 2 INCHES TO THE REAR. THE CESSNA AIRCRAFT COMPANY, AND FAA, AFD-640 ON OKLAHOAM CITY WAS IMMEDIATELY NOTIFIED. THE PILOT MR. JASON BALDWIN HOLD A PRIVATE CERTIFICATE #590141250. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT THE SANFORD AIRPORT ON JULY 7, 1999 AT 1900 HRS. EST.

Other reports on N45945 · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.