# Accident 20110702012079A: Wingtip To Wingtip LLC PANZL S-330, Battle Creek, MI, July 2, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 2011, 20:30 local time
- Place: Battle Creek, MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.3064° N, 85.2500° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3064&lon=-85.2500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N330JK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N330JK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Wingtip To Wingtip PANZL S-330 (registry code 056170N, https://openairdocs.org/model/wingtip-to-wingtip-panzl-s-330) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540-G1D5 (registry code 41644, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-g1d5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WINGTIP TO WINGTIP LLC PANZL S-330
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540-G1D5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11LA459](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA459) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110702012079A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS PART OF AN AIRSHOW AT KBTL AIRPORT.  DURING A SNAP ROLL THE PILOT HEARD A LOUD BANG AND THE LEFT AILERON DEPARTED THE WING.  PART OF THE AILERON HIT THE CANOPY.  PILOT WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT THE LEFT AILERON AND A BROKEN CANOPY.  PILOT LANDED AND TAXIED TO HANGERS SAFELY.

## 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 CEN11LA459](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA459), Jul 3, 2011: Wingtip To Wingtip Panzl S-330 (N330JK), Battle Creek, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The inadequate aileron hinge design, which resulted in the in-flight separation of the left aileron following a fatigue failure of the center hinge rod-end.

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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