- Date
- January 21, 1986, 12:14 local (18:14 UTC)
- Place
- Brenham, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N355RASocata MS Rallye 235C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860121001519A
- Case key
- 21995
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The right flap push rod experienced a progressive type failure from repeated excessive force being applied by the flap drive motor. The excessive force was caused by the flap rollers being neglected during maintenance to the extent that they became dry and slid on the flap track instead of rotating. The flap track also contained noticable wear although the last annual inspection was completed only three months prior to the accident. The aircraft became uncontrollable due to split flaps during the final portion of its final approach for landing. The aircraft touched down but was veering left. In order to prevent a collision with parked aircraft the pilot advanced the throttle and became airborne. After clearing the parked aircraft the pilot attempted a forced landing which terminated in a group of trees on the edge of the airport.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N355RA
- Reported as
- Socata MS Rallye 235C (MS RALLYE)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 13260
- Airframe hours
- 193
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540-B4B5, 235 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Joe R. Harding
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 16, 1985
- Departed
- Benchley, TX
- Airport
- 11R · Brenham, runway 16, 4,000 × 75 ft, asphalt
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
- 35
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 440 total · 30 in this make and model · 407 as pilot in command · 30 in the last 90 days · 8 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 0° at 15 knots, gusting 25
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.