# Incident 20020301003349I: Cessna 172P, Scappoose, OR, March 1, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 1, 2002, 12:30 local time
- Place: Scappoose, OR
- Airport: Scappoose Industrial Airpark
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: LJES
- Location: 45.7710° N, 122.8620° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Scappoose Industrial Airpark (SPB), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7710&lon=-122.8620&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5487K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5487K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020301003349I

## Narrative

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

(-23) AN INSTRUCTOR AND NEW STUDENT WERE CONDUCTING TOUCH-AND-GO LANDINGS AT SCAPPOOSE, OR. FOLLOWING A SOFT FIELD TAKE-OFF, AT APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET INTO THE CLIMB, THE ELEVATOR CONTROL STUCK AND COULD NOT BE PUSHED FORWARD TO LOWER THE NOSE. THE PILOT ROLLED THE ELEVATOR TRIM FORWARD (NOSE DOWN) WITH NO EFFECT. WHEN THE ENGINE POWER WAS REDUCED, THE ELEVATOR CONTROL "POPPED" LOOSE AND THE PILOT REGAINED CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. A SUBSEQUENT LANDING WAS MADE AT HILLSBORO, OR WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. POST INCIDENT INSPECTION FAILED TO FIND ANY MECHANICAL BINDING IN THE FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES OR ELEVATOR CABLES. GROUND SIMULATION OF A SOFT FIELD TAKE-OFF, HOWEVER, REVEALED THAT WITH THE CONTROL WHEEL FULL AFT AND A LITTLE UP PRESSURE APPLIED TO THE COLUMN, THE CONTROL COULD NOT BE PUSHED FORWARD. THE NYLON BUSHI NGS THAT GUIDE THE DUAL CONTROL SHAFTS THROUGH THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WERE DRY AND THE RESULTANT FRICTION PREVENTED THE CONTROL SHAFT FROM SLIDING FREELY FORWARD. THE CESSNA 172 SERVICE MANUAL DOES NOT RECOMMEND LUBRICATION FOR THESE BUSHINGS SO THE PILOT'S BUSHING WAS REPLACED. THE CONTROLS MOVE FREELY NOW.

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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