- Date
- October 14, 1982, 14:40 local (21:40 UTC)
- Place
- Near Bakersfiel, CA
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N88126Eagle DW-1
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 14, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19821014054799A
- Case key
- 71845
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
On this page
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
During a turn-around while spraying a cotton field, the aircraft started rolling to the left and the pilot could not stop it. He stated the left spoiler remained deployed and would not close. He fought the roll until it impacted with the ground. The left spoiler was found in the vertical position and the right spoiler was flush with the wing surface. Due to poor roll rate and high aspect ratio, spoilers had been added to the lower wing. They can be independently operated from the cockpit or work in conjunction with the ailerons. According to an FAA engineering test plt, the spoilers have limited authority, and if one is manually deployed to the full up position it can be over- ridden with opposite aileron. The plt stated that this was the third or fourth time a spoiler had stuck open. The wing was cut open and no reason for the spoilers sticking could be found.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N88126
- Reported as
- Eagle DW-1
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- DW1007982
- Airframe hours
- 8,951
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-540-M185D, 220 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Eagle Aircraft Co.
- Registered owner
- Eagle Aircraft Co.
- Departed
- Shater, CA
- Destination
- Shater, CA
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 58
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 1,600 total · 75 in this make and model · 15 as pilot in command · 150 in the last 90 days · 50 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 330° at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Temperature
- 185 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.