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Incident

FAA incident report · Cirrus SR22 · Lunken, OH · February 5, 2003

Date
February 5, 2003 · 11:00 local
Place
Lunken, OH
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N99CD
Reported as
Cirrus SR22
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) On February 5, 2003 at 1100 EST, a Cirrus SR22, N99CD, registered to falcon leasing of terrace park, Ohio, had the elevator frozen in place upon landing at cincinnati Lunken, (luk), Ohio, while on a local flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time with the outside air temperature below freezing. The aircraft was landed without damage by using elevator trim and power. The flight originated at muncie, Indiana (mie) on February 5, 2003 at 1000 EST. No flight plan was filed. The aircraft had sat outside 3 days prior to the flight in heavy rain and snow conditions. The elevator was found frozen in place during the preflight inspection. The aircraft was placed in a heated hangar till the elevator unfroze and operated normally.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON FEBRUARY 5, 2003 AT 1100 EST, A CIRRUS SR22, N99CD, REGISTERED TO FALCON LEASING OF TERRACE PARK, OHIO, HAD THE ELEVATOR FROZEN IN PLACE UPON LANDING AT CINCINNATI LUNKEN, (LUK), OHIO, WHILE ON A LOCAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME WITH THE OUTSIDE AIR TEMPERATURE BELOW FREEZING. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED WITHOUT DAMAGE BY USING ELEVATOR TRIM AND POWER. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT MUNCIE, INDIANA (MIE) ON FEBRUARY 5, 2003 AT 1000 EST. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT HAD SAT OUTSIDE 3 DAYS PRIOR TO THE FLIGHT IN HEAVY RAIN AND SNOW CONDITIONS. THE ELEVATOR WAS FOUND FROZEN IN PLACE DURING THE PREFLIGHT INSPECTION. THE AIRCRAFT WAS PLACED IN A HEATED HANGAR TILL THE ELEVATOR UNFROZE AND OPERATED NORMALLY.