# Accident 20191218017369A: Cessna 525A, Scottsbluff, NE, December 18, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 18, 2019, 09:00 local time
- Place: Scottsbluff, NE
- Airport: Western Nebraska Regional Airp
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8681° N, 103.6607° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Scottsbluff, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8681&lon=-103.6607&mi=10
- Aircraft: C-G0JG (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 525A
- Reported engine: WILLIAMS FS
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, unknown or foreign certificate
- Pilot flight hours: 3,083 total, 337 in this make and model, 63 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191218017369A

## Narrative

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

DURING THE SECOND LEG OF THE DAY, IN CRUISE AT FL250, PILOT HEARD A LOUD BANG AND THE AIRCRAFT MADE AN ABRUPT NOSE DOWN PITCHING MOMENT.  THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO GAIN CONTROL AFTER APPROXIMATELY 3,500 FEET OF ALTITUDE LOSS. HE EXPERIENCED STIFF CONTROLLS, WITH THE COLUMN FURTHER AFT THAN NORMAL. DURING THE DESCENT HE SLOWED THE AIRCRAFT AT FL180 TO ENSURE AIRCRAFT CONTROLLABILITY FOR LANDING WITH FLAPS PARTIALLY EXTENDED.  HE MADE A FLATTER THAN NORMAL, PARTIAL FLAP EMERGENCY LANDING AT KBFF. UPON EXITING THE AIRCRAFT, HE NOTICED THE STARBOARD SIDE, LOWER HALF COWLING HAD BEEN TORN OFF THE POWER PLANT AND IMPACTED THE STARBOARD SIDE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER, CAUSING DAMAGE TO APPROXIMATELY 2 FEET OF THE OUTER PORTION WHICH WAS BENT UP AT ABOUT 45 DEGREES, CAUSING ELEVATOR DAMAGE, AND HORIZONTAL STABILIZER STRUCTURAL DAMAGE.

NO INJURIES

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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