# Incident 20190322001819I: Piper PA-28-161, El Cajon, CA, March 22, 2019

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 22, 2019, 15:00 local time
- Place: El Cajon, CA
- Airport: Gillespie
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8262° N, 116.9724° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GILLESPIE FLD (SEE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8262&lon=-116.9724&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7938C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7938C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-161
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190322001819I

## Narrative

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

WHILE PRACTICING POWER ON STALLS, THE CREW EXPERIENCE AN ELEVATOR FAILURE. THE CFI WAS THE PIC. AT APEX OF THE POWER ON STALL, THE CREW HEARD A DISTINCT "POP" AND THE PILOT FELT THE POP, IMMEDIATELY SUSPECTED ELEVATOR FAILURE AND ADDED NOSE DOWN TRIM. THE CREW DECIDED TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED THAT THE ELEVATOR CONTROL CABLE IN THE LOWER FUSELAGE SEPARATED AT THE FWD END OF THE TURNBUCLE WHERE THE CABLE SWAGE END THREADS INTO THE TURNBUCLE CABLE  SWAGE END.

CONTACTED ENGINEER REGARDING AD 2013-02-13 TO INSPECT STABILATOR CONTROL SYSTEM. REPETITIVE INSPECTION NOT TO EXCEED 2000 HOURS TIME IN SERVICE OR SEVEN YEARS, WHICHEVER OCCURS FIRST, THAT AD WAS COMPLIED WITH. NO OTHER INSPECTIONS REQUIRED.

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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