- Date
- March 13, 1983, 18:15 local (23:15 UTC)
- Place
- Lakeland, FL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N1391PGray J-3 Trainer
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830313009139A
- Case key
- 30856
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
While maneuvering to enter the ultralight landing area on the arpt during an eaa fly-in, the elevator became jammed in the down position when a bolt in the linkage became jammed against the wheel axle which had been bent in a previous accident. The plt was able to crash land using power.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1391P
- Reported as
- Gray J-3 Trainer (J-3 TRAINE)
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 01
- Airframe hours
- 94
- Engine
- Rotax 503, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 91
- Registered owner
- Bruce E. Gray
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Airport
- LAL · Lakeland
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
- 33
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 438 total · 94 in this make and model · 364 as pilot in command · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 8 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 63 °F, dew point 48 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- TPA, 30 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.