What happened
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Aircraft accident report
Flying w airport
Lumberton, NJ
April 18, 2013
Aircraft and registration: N8131R
Piper: pa 28-161, serial number: 28-8016158
FSDO-17 accident number: 2013-INC-015
NTSB accident number: none
Location: flying w airport
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Summary:
On April 18, 2013, at approximately 10:50 eastern standard time, a Piper model PA-28-161 single-engine airplane, N8131R, piloted by privacy data omitted, was attempting to takeoff when he noticed as he applied up elevator the aircraft failed to respond, subsequently the pilot cut power and applied brakes, it continued down the runway, exiting off the end of the runway onto a grassy area, then traveled down a slight embankment where it came to rest in a lightly wooded area.
The pilot, the sole occupant, was uninjured and exited the aircraft under his own power.
The aircraft was operated under the provisions of 14 code of federal regulations (CFR) part 91, visual meteorological conditions (VMC) prevailed at the time of the accident.
A FAA inspector inspected the exterior of the aircraft and found the following: damage the wheel fairings and minor damage to the left wing leading edge outboard section.
An inspection of the stabilator cable control system revealed the lower stabilator control cable stud/terminal end had broken approximately above the threaded portion, just out side of the barrel/body (MS2151-B5S); it appears as though the broken area was corroded. Both safety clips (MS21256) remained installed.
The purpose of this turnbuckle and cable system is to provide a means to adjust the cable to the aircraft manufacturer specific cable tension to ensure proper flight control movement.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT
FLYING W AIRPORT
LUMBERTON, NJ
APRIL 18, 2013
AIRCRAFT AND REGISTRATION: N8131R
PIPER: PA 28-161, SERIAL NUMBER: 28-8016158
FSDO-17 ACCIDENT NUMBER: 2013-INC-015
NTSB ACCIDENT NUMBER: NONE
LOCATION: FLYING W AIRPORT
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SUMMARY:
ON APRIL 18, 2013, AT APPROXIMATELY 10:50 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A PIPER MODEL PA-28-161 SINGLE-ENGINE AIRPLANE, N8131R, PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, WAS ATTEMPTING TO TAKEOFF WHEN HE NOTICED AS HE APPLIED UP ELEVATOR THE AIRCRAFT FAILED TO RESPOND, SUBSEQUENTLY THE PILOT CUT POWER AND APPLIED BRAKES, IT CONTINUED DOWN THE RUNWAY, EXITING OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY ONTO A GRASSY AREA, THEN TRAVELED DOWN A SLIGHT EMBANKMENT WHERE IT CAME TO REST IN A LIGHTLY WOODED AREA.
THE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS UNINJURED AND EXITED THE AIRCRAFT UNDER HIS OWN POWER.
THE AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (CFR) PART 91, VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (VMC) PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.
A FAA INSPECTOR INSPECTED THE EXTERIOR OF THE AIRCRAFT AND FOUND THE FOLLOWING: DAMAGE THE WHEEL FAIRINGS AND MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING LEADING EDGE OUTBOARD SECTION.
AN INSPECTION OF THE STABILATOR CABLE CONTROL SYSTEM REVEALED THE LOWER STABILATOR CONTROL CABLE STUD/TERMINAL END HAD BROKEN APPROXIMATELY ABOVE THE THREADED PORTION, JUST OUT SIDE OF THE BARREL/BODY (MS2151-B5S); IT APPEARS AS THOUGH THE BROKEN AREA WAS CORRODED. BOTH SAFETY CLIPS (MS21256) REMAINED INSTALLED.
THE PURPOSE OF THIS TURNBUCKLE AND CABLE SYSTEM IS TO PROVIDE A MEANS TO ADJUST THE CABLE TO THE AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURER SPECIFIC CABLE TENSION TO ENSURE PROPER FLIGHT CONTROL MOVEMENT.