Ryan NAVION B N5382K
16 August 2010 · Fort Myers, Florida, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 16 August 2010 at about 01:00 local time, a Ryan NAVION B registered N5382K was involved in an accident near Fort Myers, Florida, United States. 3 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.
The record
- Date
- at 01:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Fort Myers, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- Page Field Airport (FMY)
- Coordinates
- 26.5853, -81.8578
- Aircraft
- Ryan NAVION B
- Registration
- N5382K
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Marathon → Fort Myers
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night
- NTSB number
- ERA10CA425
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Probable cause
The binding of the trim wheel on the instrument panel and the pilot’s improper decision to depart with a known mechanical deficiency.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
According to the pilot, during a previous flight he discovered that the elevator trim adjustment wheel was binding when it set to the full airplane nose-up position. He planned to have the airplane inspected by a mechanic at the conclusion of that flight, but upon arriving at the destination, all of the facilities were closed for the evening. He subsequently departed for the return flight after picking up passengers, and as he began to trim the airplane for the landing flare, the airplane pitched up uncontrollably. As the pilot attempted to recover the airplane, the left wing struck the ground, resulting in substantial damage. An examination of the wreckage by a Federal Aviation Administration inspector revealed that the trim wheel was binding on the instrument panel when the trim was set to a nose-up position. When the trim wheel was removed from the trim system, the remainder of the mechanism was free to move in both the up and down directions.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 20 Sep 2009 | Ryan NAVION | Fire Island, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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