# Accident 20101021051739A: Rockwell In 112TC, Waynesboro, GA, October 21, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 21, 2010, 19:11 local time
- Place: Waynesboro, GA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1972° N, 81.9528° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1972&lon=-81.9528&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1154J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1154J-2011-03-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rockwell International 112TC (registry code 7630306, https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-112tc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROCKWELL IN 112TC
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 155 total, 104 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA11LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11LA033) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101021051739A

## Narrative

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

10/21/2010 AIRCRAFT N1154J DEPARTED 9A1 COVINGTON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT AT 16:00 RUNWAY 28.  STAYED IN PATTERN , DID 3 TOUCH AND GO'S,THEN DEPARTED THE AREA ENROUTE TO KCUB. DURNING CRUISE FLIGHT AT 5,500 FEET, GOT BUMPY AND CHANGED ALTITUDE TO 7,500 FEET, DURNING THE CLIMB TO 7,500 FT. STARTED TO LEVEL AT 7,000 FT. THE YOKE WAS STIFF, LOST ELEVATOR CONTROL. AT 8,000 FT. PULLED BACK ON POWER TO STOP CLIMB.  DECLARED EMERGENCY AT 2047Z BECAUSE OF FLIGHT CONTROL PROBLEMS. MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO LAND AT AGS (AUGUSTA, GA) UNABLE TO  LAND, ACFT RAN OUT OF FUEL AND CRASHED IN REMOTE AREA AT 2311Z.  PILOT PARACHUTED OUT , LANDED SAFELY. 1 POB, NO INJURIES, DAMAGE AIRCRAFT DESTROYED. 10/21/2311Z.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA11LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11LA033), Oct 21, 2010: Rockwell International 112TC (N1154J), Waynesboro, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s deliberate exiting of the airplane by parachute while in flight following a reported flight control malfunction that could not be verified.

## Other reports on N1154J (1)

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

- [Accident 20060930020949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060930020949A), Sep 30, 2006: Gulstm 112TC (N1154J), Bolivar, MO, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot selected runway 18 for landing because he noted that the windsock at Bolivar was indicating a variable wind from 270 degrees. He noticed that…

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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