# Accident 20110403005309A: Xtremeair Gmbh SBACH 342, April 3, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 3, 2011, 17:30 local time
- Airport: Springerville
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1292° N, 109.3108° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1292&lon=-109.3108&mi=10
- Aircraft: N142WP (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: XTREMEAIR GMBH SBACH 342
- Reported engine: LYCOMING AEIO-580-B1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 203 total, 117 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11CA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA197) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110403005309A

## Narrative

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

WHILE IN LEVEL FLIGHT, THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF ELEVATOR CONTROL.  THE PILOT CONTROLLED THE PITCH OF THE AIRCRAFT USING ELEVATOR TRIM.  A LANDING WAS MADE AT THE SPRINGERVILLE, AZ AIRPORT (D68), BUT LOST CONTROL AFTER TOUCHDOWN RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING, MAIN LANDING GEAR, PROPELLER, ENGINE MOUNT, AND FIREWALL.  FOLLOWING THE ACCIDENT THE PILOT FOUND HIS PERSONAL ELT WEDGED BETWEEN A BELLCRANK FOR THE ELEVATOR AND A FUEL PUMP LOCATED BELOW THE PILOT'S SEAT.

## 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 WPR11CA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA197), Apr 4, 2011: Xtremeair Sbach 342 (N142WP), Springerville, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to properly secure loose objects in the cockpit area which resulted in a personal locator beacon becoming lodged in the elevator control torque tubes, restricting flight control…

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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