- Date
- April 28, 1989, 14:30 local (18:30 UTC)
- Place
- New Smyrna Bch., FL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N57946Boeing A75N1
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 22, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19890428010409A
- Case key
- 32430
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Probable cause
The failure of the pilot to adequately preflight the airplane. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to use the brakes to maintain directional control and poor inspection of the airplane by company maintenance personnel.
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
Shortly after departure, the airplane returned to land because the tail hook was not attached. After a normal apch & three point lndg with a 20 degree left crosswind at 10 KTS, the airplane weather vaned. The plt applied full rt rudder, up elevator, & left aileron control as the wing was raised by the wind. The airplane continued to turn. The upper & lower rt wings were damaged by contact with the ground. Examination of the airplane revealed that the rudder stops were removed which allowed the rudder to contact the elevator rendering it inoperable.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N57946
- Reported as
- Boeing A75N1
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 75-2109
- Airframe hours
- 4,118
- Engine
- P&W R-985-39A, 450 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 91
- Operator
- Doan Helicopters, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Doan Helicopter, Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · April 26, 1989 · 10 hours before
- Airport
- 34J · Ne Smyrna Beach Muni., runway 29, 4,300 × 100 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
- 42
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Rear
- Flight hours
- 2,732 total · 361 in this make and model · 321 in the last 90 days · 111 in the last 30 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 240° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 12 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 90 °F, dew point 57 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- DAB, 10 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.
Other investigations on N57946 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.