Fox PEREGRINE PJ-2 N62PJ
4 August 1995 · Minden, Nevada, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 4 August 1995 at about 16:26 local time, a Fox PEREGRINE PJ-2 registered N62PJ was involved in an accident near Minden, Nevada, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 16:26
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Minden, Nevada, United States
- Nearest airport
- Douglas County (MEV)
- Coordinates
- 39.0096, -119.7494
- Aircraft
- Fox PEREGRINE PJ-2
- Registration
- N62PJ
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX95LA278
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
a failure of the wing flap control system due to inadequate design, which led to an asymmetrical flap deployment during a critical flight condition and in-flight loss of control. A related factor was the lack of a split-flaps warning system.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON A DEVELOPMENTAL FLIGHT TEST PROGRAM. THE PILOT REPORTED A SPLIT FLAP SITUATION DURING THE GO-AROUND. WITNESSES OBSERVED THE AIRPLANE TURN ONTO A LEFT CROSSWIND, THEN BEGIN A RIGHT ROLL TO GROUND IMPACT. A PIN IN THE LEFT FLAP DRIVE WAS FOUND SHEARED. THE PIN WAS EXAMINED AND FOUND TO MEET THE MANUFACTURER'S MATERIAL SPECIFICATIONS. IT WAS DETERMINED THE PIN HAD FAILED DUE TO OVERLOAD SHEAR FORCES WHILE TORSIONAL AND AXIAL LOADS WERE APPLIED. THE FLAPS ARE DRIVEN BY A SINGLE ELECTRIC MOTOR WHICH ROTATES TWO INDEPENDENT FLEXIBLE DRIVE SHAFTS THAT ACTUATE THE RIGHT AND LEFT FLAP PANELS. THE SHEARED PIN BROKE THE CONTINUITY OF THE LEFT FLAP PANEL DRIVE STOPPING THE FLAP PANEL WHILE THE RIGHT FLAP PANEL WOULD CONTINUE TO EXTEND OR RETRACT. THERE WAS NO SYSTEM OR MECHANISM IN THE AIRPLANE THAT DETECTED AN ASYMMETRICAL FLAP CONDITION. TESTS OF THE FLAP SYSTEM REVEALED THE ELECTRICAL MOTOR IN THE FLAP SYSTEM WAS CAPABLE OF SHEARING THE PIN BEFORE A CIRCUIT BREAKER WOULD INTERRUPT ELECTRICAL POWER TO THE MOTOR.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Jun 1995 | Cessna 310 | Henderson, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Jun 1995 | Cessna 172 | Yerington, Nevada, United States | Jesse N. Nish | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jul 1995 | Stinson L-5E | Elko, Nevada, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1995 | Cessna 172P | Reno, Nevada, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 29 Jul 1995 | Beechcraft P35 | Elko, Nevada, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 6 Aug 1995 | Beechcraft V35B | Minden, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |