- Date
- May 29, 1984, 17:42 local (21:42 UTC)
- Place
- Charlotte, NC
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N7217YPiper PA-30
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840529023999A
- Case key
- 6283
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Plt departed rwy 18L and shortly thereafter reported to the tower that he had a stuck trim. The plt was cleared to land on rwy 18R. Witnesses observed the acft descend rapidly on downwind to approx 300 to 500 ft AGL and make a steep (90 to 120 degree) right bank turn. The nose of the acft came up to the horizon after the turn, just prior to gnd impact. The purpose of the flt was to reposition the acft for bank courier flights. Exam of the trim system revealed disconnected and deteriorated wiring and other electric mechanical problems. The manual trim handle was found separated from its proper mount position.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7217Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-30
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 30-243
- Airframe hours
- 10,327
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-320-B1A, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Positioning · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Southeast Airmotive Corp.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · May 14, 1984 · 26 hours before
- Departed
- CLT
- Destination
- GCY · Greenville, TN
- Airport
- CLT · Douglas Int'L, runway 18R, 10,000 × 150 ft, concrete
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 28
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 4,550 total · 1,010 in this make and model · 4,350 as pilot in command · 253 in the last 90 days · 97 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 200° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 79 °F, dew point 64 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CLT, 1 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.