20191118017229I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Bellanca 8KCAB · Salina, KS · November 18, 2019

Date: November 18, 2019 · 12:30 local
Place: Salina, KS
Phase of flight: Maneuver
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N5500W
Reported as: Bellanca 8KCAB
Reported engine: Lycoming AEIO-360 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 984 total122 in this make and model

N5500WRegistered now · Bellanca 8KCABS/N 432-78 · Built 1978 Airframe modelBellanca 8KCAB Engine modelLycoming AEIO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

While performing an inverted flight maneuver, the aircraft manuals and other unsecured items dropped to the cockpit ceiling. This caused the pilot to be distracted, resulting in a nose down attitude to the aircraft. Aircraft landed without incident. Extreme damage to elevator trim tab and control cables was found after termination of flight.

PIC to be counseled iaw the compliance action process.

As the FAA filed it

WHILE PERFORMING AN INVERTED FLIGHT MANEUVER, THE AIRCRAFT MANUALS AND OTHER UNSECURED ITEMS DROPPED TO THE COCKPIT CEILING. THIS CAUSED THE PILOT TO BE DISTRACTED, RESULTING IN A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE TO THE AIRCRAFT. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. EXTREME DAMAGE TO ELEVATOR TRIM TAB AND CONTROL CABLES WAS FOUND AFTER TERMINATION OF FLIGHT.

PIC TO BE COUNSELED IAW THE COMPLIANCE ACTION PROCESS.