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FAA accident report · Reims FA150K · Cypress, TX · March 23, 2003

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Date
March 23, 2003 · 09:40 local
Place
Cypress, TX
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N922SZ
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW03LA115
Reported as
Reims FA150K
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
400 total300 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days
N922SZRegistration cancelled May 21, 2015 · Reims CESSNA FA150KS/N 0047 · Built 1970Airframe modelReims CESSNA FA150KEngine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

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(-23) Cessna FA-150-K, s/n 0047, N922SZ. The aircraft tach time was 5266.1 hours with the aircraft total time calculated as 7749 hours at the time of the investigation with approximately 41 hours from the last annual. The g meter was showing a maximum load of 3 and 1/2 units. The damage appeared to be on the right (starboard) side of the horizontal stabilizer and elevator with the elevator trim tab missing. The horizontal stabilizer showed small buckles in the lower skin along the aft spar and the outboard hinge point and a large amount of oil canning in the top skin indicating the aft spar had bent. The right elevator had over-traveled and was held in the nose down position by the elevators top skin over-lapping the top of the horizontal stabilizer. The elevator trim tab was missing from the aircraft (the tab with hinge has not been found at this time) the hinge attachments had pulled the rivets from the elevator and the control horn was also pulled from the tab. The trim tab actuator was found to be at 1.8 inches of extension and with very little endplay. It was noted however that the actuator did have approximately 1/8 of an inch forward and aft play in the mounts.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) CESSNA FA-150-K, S/N 0047, N922SZ. THE AIRCRAFT TACH TIME WAS 5266.1 HOURS WITH THE AIRCRAFT TOTAL TIME CALCULATED AS 7749 HOURS AT THE TIME OF THE INVESTIGATION WITH APPROXIMATELY 41 HOURS FROM THE LAST ANNUAL. THE G METER WAS SHOWING A MAXIMUM LOAD OF 3 AND 1/2 UNITS. THE DAMAGE APPEARED TO BE ON THE RIGHT (STARBOARD) SIDE OF THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER AND ELEVATOR WITH THE ELEVATOR TRIM TAB MISSING. THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER SHOWED SMALL BUCKLES IN THE LOWER SKIN ALONG THE AFT SPAR AND THE OUTBOARD HINGE POINT AND A LARGE AMOUNT OF OIL CANNING IN THE TOP SKIN INDICATING THE AFT SPAR HAD BENT. THE RIGHT ELEVATOR HAD OVER-TRAVELED AND WAS HELD IN THE NOSE DOWN POSITION BY THE ELEVATORS TOP SKIN OVER-LAPPING THE TOP OF THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. THE ELEVATOR TRIM TAB WAS MISSING FROM THE AIRCRAFT (THE TAB WITH HINGE HAS NOT BEEN FOUND AT THIS TIME) THE HINGE ATTACHMENTS HAD PULLED THE RIVETS FROM THE ELEVATOR AND THE CONTROL HORN WAS ALSO PULLED FROM THE TAB. THE TRIM TAB ACTUATOR WAS FOUND TO BE AT 1.8 INCHES OF EXTENSION AND WITH VERY LITTLE ENDPLAY. IT WAS NOTED HOWEVER THAT THE ACTUATOR DID HAVE APPROXIMATELY 1/8 OF AN INCH FORWARD AND AFT PLAY IN THE MOUNTS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB FTW03LA115Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHouston, TXThe in-flight separation of the elevator trim tab.Mar 23, 2003 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N922SZ · 1

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

Accident 19930613018069AFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Conroe, TXLost power near destination. Nosed over landing. Engine installed from wreck. Bad valves poor compression and otherJun 13, 1993 · Substantial damage