# Incident 20130521009289I: Rockwell International 114, Lapeer, MI, May 21, 2013

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 21, 2013, 11:00 local time
- Place: Lapeer, MI
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.0664° N, 83.2714° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0664&lon=-83.2714&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5832N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5832N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rockwell International 114 (registry code 7630314, https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-114) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL 114
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13IA355](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13IA355) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130521009289I

## Narrative

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

ON LANDING FLARE AFTER A MAINTENANCE TEST FLIGHT FOR AN AUTOPILOT MALFUNCTION, THE PILOT'S SEAT DISENGAGED FROM THE SEAT RAIL AND SLID AFT, THE PILOT TOLD THE MECHANIC IN THE RIGHT SEAT TO TAKE CONTROL.  DURING THE LANDING BY THE MECHANIC THE LEFT WING HIT THE GROUND CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING TIP AND AILERON.

## 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 CEN13IA355](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13IA355), May 21, 2013: Rockwell International 114 (N5832N), Lapeer, MI, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: The malfunction of the pilot’s seat-latching mechanism due to a bent rod, which allowed the seat to come loose and slide full aft and resulted in a temporary loss of airplane control.

## Other reports on N5832N (2)

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

- [Incident 20150519006809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150519006809I), May 19, 2015: Rockwell International 114 (N5832N), Seneca Falls, NY, Minor damage. 5/19/2015 - 17:20 Local finger lakes regional airport, NY: N5832N, a Rockwell International 114, attempted to takeoff runway, went off the left side of the…
- [Incident 20021118031559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021118031559I), Nov 18, 2002: Gulstm 114 (N5832N), Butler, PA, Minor damage. (-23) Following a normal landing on runway 26, the pilot stated he experienced an inexplicable, unmanageable left sideward drift toward and off the left side…

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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