Rockwell 114 N5832N

Summary

On 21 May 2013 at about 18:00 local time, a Rockwell 114 registered N5832N, operated by Ron Keil, was involved in an incident near Lapeer, Michigan, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

21 May 2013 at 18:00

Classification

Incident

Location

Lapeer, Michigan, United States

Nearest airport

Dupont-Lapeer (D95)

Coordinates

43.0664, -83.2714

Aircraft

Rockwell 114

Registration

N5832N

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Ron Keil

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Flight Test

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Lapeer → Lapeer

Aircraft damage

Minor

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN13IA355

Nobody was injured.

The malfunction of the pilot’s seat-latching mechanism due to a bent rod, which allowed the seat to come loose and slide full aft and resulted in a temporary loss of airplane control.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot was conducting a postmaintenance test flight with the owner acting as copilot. During the landing roll, the pilot's seat came loose and slid full aft. The right wing came up while the pilot's hand was still on the flight controls. He instructed the copilot to take the controls and keep the airplane on the runway. The left wingtip and aileron sustained minor damage during the incident sequence; however, the damage was not discovered until 3 weeks after the incident. An examination of the seat-latching mechanism revealed that the metal rod that locked the seat in place was bent. When aft pressure was applied to the seat, the bent rod released from the latch hole in the seat track, which allowed the seat to slide.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.