# Accident 20180430024069A: Cessna 172M, St. George'S, April 30, 2018 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: April 30, 2018, 13:00 local time - Place: St. George'S - Airport: L F Wade Int'L Airport - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Operator: L64F - Location: 32.3614° N, 64.6628° W: From the FAA - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3614&lon=-64.6628&mi=10 - Aircraft: N9085H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9085H-2018-10-26) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M - Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES - People aboard: 1 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Other injuries: 1 - NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN18WA399](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18WA399) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180430024069A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. APRIL 30TH 2018, L F WADE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, BERMUDA. NARRATIVE PROVIDED TO THE MIAMI IFO BY INSPECTOR MARK JARVIS, AAIB (UK) ACCIDENT INVESTIGATOR: A BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE ACCIDENT AND RESULTS OF THE INVESTIGATION IS GIVEN BELOW: THE ACCIDENT FLIGHT WAS THE AIRCRAFT?S FIRST FLIGHT AFTER A PROLONGED MAINTENANCE INPUT WHICH INCLUDED THE REMOVAL OF THE HORIZONTAL STABILISER, ELEVATOR AND RUDDER. THE FLIGHT WAS INTENDED TO CONSIST OF A NUMBER OF CIRCUITS AND LANDINGS TO REFAMILIARIZE THE PILOT WITH THE AIRCRAFT. DURING THE PRE-FLIGHT INSPECTION THE PILOT PAID PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO ?FULL AND FREE? CHECK OF THE FLYING CONTROLS. TAKE OFF WAS NORMAL BUT THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT CLIMB AT THE EXPECTED RATE. DURING THE DOWNWIND LEG THE AIRCRAFT SHOWED A CONTINUED TENDENCY TO PITCH NOSE DOWN WHICH THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO CORRECT WITH ELEVATOR TRIM. THE PILOT USED INCREASED ENGINE POWER TO COUNTERACT THE PITCH DOWN TENDENCY. DURING FINAL APPROACH THE ?NOSE DOWN? FORCES INCREASED AND THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO PREVENT THE AIRCRAFT LANDING HEAVILY IN THE GRASS BEFORE REACHING THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT RECEIVED A BROKEN WRIST IN THE ACCIDENT AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED. PHOTOGRAPHS TAKEN IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE ACCIDENT SHOWED THAT THE ELEVATOR TRIM TAB WAS IN A ?NOSE DOWN? TRIM POSITION. SUBSEQUENT EXAMINATION SHOWED THAT THE ELEVATOR TRIM TAB MOVED IN THE OPPOSITE SINCE TO THE MOVEMENT OF THE TRIM WHEEL, I.E. NOSE UP TRIM WHEEL MOVEMENT PRODUCED NOSE DOWN TRIM TAB MOVEMENT. DETAILED EXAMINATION BY THE MAINTENANCE ORGANISATION CONFIRMED THAT THE TRIM TAB CABLES HAD BEEN ?CROSSED? AS THEY PASSED THROUGH THE HORIZONTAL STABILISER WHICH RESULTED IN THE TAB MOVING IN THE OPPOSITE SENSE. THE MAINTENANCE ORGANISATION HAS CONDUCTED AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE EVENT AND I RECEIVED THEIR FINAL REPORT THIS MORNING. AS A RESULT OF THEIR INVESTIGATION THE MAINTENANCE ORGANISATION HAS INTRODUCED CHANGES TO ITS PROCEDURES TO MINIMISE THE POSSIBILITY OF REOCCURRENCE. ## 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 CEN18WA399](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18WA399), Apr 30, 2018: Cessna 172 (N9085H), Hamilton, Bermuda, substantial damage ## Other reports on N9085H (2) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Incident 20050915031379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050915031379I), Sep 15, 2005: Cessna 172M (N9085H), Minneapolis, MN, Minor damage. (-23) Instruction being given to a pre-solo student pilot. Aircraft porpoised on landing and landed hard damaging the nose wheel and tire. - [Incident 19800123016619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800123016619I), Jan 23, 1980: Cessna 172M (N9085H), Wichita, KS, Minor damage. Taxied to parking area adjacent to taxiway. Nose gear went down into a hole and the prop was damaged. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.