# Incident 20020329014119I: Beech S35, Fort Myers, FL, March 29, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 29, 2002
- Place: Fort Myers, FL
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.6406° N, 81.8723° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Myers, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.6406&lon=-81.8723&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2JX, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2JX) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech S35 (registry code 1151532, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-s35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH S35
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,500 total, 2,930 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020329014119I

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, THE RIGHT AILERON CABLE BROKE AT THE TURNBUCKLE UNDER THE FLOORBOARD ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE FUSELAGE. THE CABLE HAD CORRODED INSIDE THE TURNBUCKLE AND BROKE WHICH ALLOWED THE AILERON TO DEFLECT TO FULL TRAVEL. THE PILOT STATED HE LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. AFTER AN UNCOMMANDED DESCENT OF ABOUT 2200 FEET HE STATED HE WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL ENOUGH TO MAKE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING AT RSW.

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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