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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-32-300 · Campbellsville, KY · August 16, 2023

Date: August 16, 2023 · 17:40 local
Place: Campbellsville, KY
Airport: Taylor County
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N32VT
Reported as: Piper PA-32-300
Reported engine: Lycoming IO-540 series
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,000 total

N32VTRegistered now · Piper PA-32-300S/N 32-7940029 · Built 1979 Airframe modelPiper PA-32-300 Engine modelLycoming IO-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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While at cruise flight pilot noticed that there was no control authority for the stabilator from the control yoke. Pilot landed aircraft safely. Aircraft was inspected by a certificated A&P mechanic where it was discovered that the stabilator control cable turn buckle failed. After event repair was replacement of stabilator control system cables and pulleys accomplished iaw SB1245A instructions 1-10 and AD2013-02-13 failure of horizontal stabilator control system.

As the FAA filed it

WHILE AT CRUISE FLIGHT PILOT NOTICED THAT THERE WAS NO CONTROL AUTHORITY FOR THE STABILATOR FROM THE CONTROL YOKE. PILOT LANDED AIRCRAFT SAFELY. AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED BY A CERTIFICATED A&P MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE STABILATOR CONTROL CABLE TURN BUCKLE FAILED. AFTER EVENT REPAIR WAS REPLACEMENT OF STABILATOR CONTROL SYSTEM CABLES AND PULLEYS ACCOMPLISHED IAW SB1245A INSTRUCTIONS 1-10 AND AD2013-02-13 FAILURE OF HORIZONTAL STABILATOR CONTROL SYSTEM.