Socata MS RALLYE 235C N355RA

Summary

On 21 January 1986 at about 18:14 local time, a Socata MS RALLYE 235C registered N355RA was involved in an accident near Brenham, Texas, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

21 January 1986 at 18:14

Classification

Accident

Location

Brenham, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Brenham (11R)

Coordinates

30.1506, -96.3898

Aircraft

Socata MS RALLYE 235C

Registration

N355RA

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Business

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Benchley → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW86LA039

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

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.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.