Temco GC-1B N106S
2 July 2011 · Sparta, Tennessee, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 2 July 2011 at about 15:10 local time, a Temco GC-1B registered N106S was involved in an accident near Sparta, Tennessee, United States. One person was 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 15:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Sparta, Tennessee, United States
- Nearest airport
- Upper Cumberland Regional (SRB)
- Coordinates
- 36.0536, -85.5250
- Aircraft
- Temco GC-1B
- Registration
- N106S
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Sparta → Sparta
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ERA11CA375
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The improper installation of the right rudder control cable by maintenance personnel, which resulted in the pilot's inability to maintain directional control during takeoff.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that, during the takeoff roll, he was unable to correct an uncommanded left yaw with control inputs, so he elected to abort the takeoff. During rollout, the airplane departed the left side of the runway and the landing gear collapsed, which resulted in substantial damage to the right wing spar. A postaccident examination revealed that a "nicopress" fitting on the left rudder cable had failed and disconnected from its bell-crank. The cable fitting had been pressed with an improper tool or technique at installation. The airplane's entire flight control system had been refitted and re-rigged approximately 9 years prior to the accident.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Temco GC-1B accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Oct 2011 | Temco GC-1B | Ewell, Maryland, United States | Ross Lanson C | Fatal | 1 |
| 29 Apr 2012 | Temco GC-1B | Dayton, Tennessee, United States | Andreas Montgomery | Minor injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 2014 | Temco GC 1B | Yulee, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 21 Sep 2007 | Temco GC-1B | New Smyrna Bch, Florida, United States | Bruce M Smith | Fatal | 1 |
| 25 May 2005 | Temco GC-1B | Morris, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 2017 | Temco GC 1B | Hartsville, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Jun 2011 | Beechcraft A100 | Gray, Tennessee, United States | Dynamic Avlease Inc | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jun 2011 | Cessna 525A | Nashville, Tennessee, United States | Deer Horn Aviation Ltd Co | No injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 2011 | Loehle LOEHLE P-40 | Tullahoma, Tennessee, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 Oct 2011 | Piper PA-18-150 | Elizabethton, Tennessee, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 11 Dec 2011 | Shaw Douglas Wayne RANS S 7 | Somerville, Tennessee, United States | Miller IRA L | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Oct 2011 | Aeronca 0-58A | Westmoreland, Tennessee, United States | Henderson Blake W | No injuries | - |