Piper PA-22-150 N7317D

Summary

On 1 September 1992 at about 16:40 local time, a Piper PA-22-150 registered N7317D, operated by Stanley, Leroy III, was involved in an accident near Harrisburg, North Carolina, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

1 September 1992 at 16:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Harrisburg, North Carolina, United States

Coordinates

35.3191, -80.6598

Aircraft

Piper PA-22-150

Registration

N7317D

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Stanley, Leroy III

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Other Work Use

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Ashboro → Greensboro

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL92LA170

Nobody was injured.

THE PASSENGER'S INADVERTENT INTERFERENCE WITH THE FLIGHT CONTROLS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE AIRPLANE WAS BEING USED TO CONDUCT AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY. WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT AT 6500 FEET, THE AIRPLANE YAWED LEFT. APPLICATION OF RIGHT RUDDER WAS NOT FULLY EFFECTIVE, & WHEN RELEASED THE AIRPLANE YAWED FURTHER LEFT. AILERON CONTROL WAS SUFFICIENT TO MAKE A FORCED LANDING IN A FIELD. EXAMINATION OF THE FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEM & THE NOSE WHEEL STEERING FAILED TO REVEAL ANY ANOMALIES. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE BELIEVED THAT THE PASSENGER, WHO WAS CONDUCTING THE PHOTOGRAPHY, HAD INADVERTENTLY INTERFERED WITH THE FLIGHT CONTROLS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.