For the Wreckord

[Theo]

Dohhhh! Well might as well leave it on there.

[snoskier1]

http://www.thekathrynreport.com/2013...nceton-is.html

[snoskier1]

http://www.kathrynsreport.com/2012/0...49a-plane.html

[snoskier1]

http://www.avweb.com/news/news/18245...l?redirected=1

[snoskier1]

NTSB Identification: ERA14LA015
14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Friday, October 04, 2013 in Selinsgrove, PA
Probable Cause Approval Date: 10/27/2014
Aircraft: PIPER PA-22-135, registration: N170JH
Injuries: 2 Serious.

NTSB investigators may not have traveled in support of this investigation and used data provided by various sources to prepare this aircraft accident report.
The pilot reported that, during takeoff, he applied full throttle and that, when the airplane began to gain airspeed, he pushed the yoke forward to bring the tailwheel off the runway. The tail did not rise, and the airplane subsequently "jumped" off the runway; the pilot pushed the yoke forward again, but the airplane continued to climb. The pilot then decreased the engine power, the airplane's nose lowered, and the pilot pulled back on the yoke to arrest the descent, but the nose did not rise. The airplane continued to descend at a higher rate, and the pilot applied nose-up trim; however, the airplane subsequently impacted the runway.

Examination of the airplane maintenance logbooks revealed that the accident flight was the first flight after an annual inspection had been completed and that the elevator control cables were replaced during the inspection. Examination revealed that the elevator control cables were installed incorrectly and moved the elevators in the direction opposite to that commanded: when the pilot pushed the yoke forward, the airplane climbed, and, when the pilot pulled the yoke aft, the airplane descended. It is likely that the maintenance personnel installed the flight control cables incorrectly and failed to verify that the routing from the elevator cables to the control yoke was correct during the recent annual inspection and postmaintenance check. It is also likely that the pilot failed to perform an adequate preflight check, which required the pilot to verify that all controls were in the proper position.



The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident as follows:

• The incorrect (reverse) rigging of the elevator cables by maintenance personnel and their subsequent failure to verify that the rigging was correct during postmaintenance checks and the pilot's inadequate preflight check.

[Steve Pierce]

The FAA issued an Airworthiness Directive on the Maules requiring the color coding of the elevator system to eliminate this happening.

[gliderman]

Whatever happened to Dual signatures ( signoff)in the Logbook? Flight controls where involved.....

[Harold Kroeker]

On January 15, 2014, a privately owned Piper PA-20-115 was conducting a training flight on Runway 23 at Trois-Rivières Airport (CYRI), Que., with two pilots on board. During the second touch-and-go, the aircraft veered to the left during the landing roll. The pilot tried to correct the aircraft's trajectory using the control column. The aircraft veered off the runway, struck a snow bank and flipped over. The two occupants were uninjured in the accident. TSB File A14Q0006.

[zalto]

My first Colt that I had in the 90's. RIP

Dusty

Type: Silhouette image of generic PA22 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Piper PA-22-108 Colt
Owner/operator: Comprehensive Aviation Training
Registration: N5386Z
C/n / msn: 229154
Fatalities: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities: 0
Airplane damage: Substantial
Location: Oscoda-Wurtsmith Airport (KOSC), Oscoda, MI - United States of America
Phase: Landing
Nature: Training
Departure airport: KOSC
Destination airport: KOSC
Narrative:
The aircraft, a Piper PA-22-108 Colt, experienced a loss of directional control and came to rest inverted on the runway after landing at Oscoda-Wurtsmith Airport (KOSC), Oscoda, Michigan. The airplane sustained substantial damage and the sole student pilot onboard was not injured. Gusting crosswind conditions were prevalent in the area at the time of the accident.

[Eswaney77]

Dusty,

it's alive. Someone barely salvaged it and got it flying. My buddy and I bought it and got it airworthy. I'm on my way out to Michigan this weekend to bring her to Pa. I'm looking forward to putting some hours on her. If you like I'll post some current photos.
-Eric.



Type: Silhouette image of generic PA22 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Piper PA-22-108 Colt
Owner/operator: Comprehensive Aviation Training
Registration: N5386Z
C/n / msn: 229154
Fatalities: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities: 0
Airplane damage: Substantial
Location: Oscoda-Wurtsmith Airport (KOSC), Oscoda, MI - United States of America
Phase: Landing
Nature: Training
Departure airport: KOSC
Destination airport: KOSC
Narrative:
The aircraft, a Piper PA-22-108 Colt, experienced a loss of directional control and came to rest inverted on the runway after landing at Oscoda-Wurtsmith Airport (KOSC), Oscoda, Michigan. The airplane sustained substantial damage and the sole student pilot onboard was not injured. Gusting crosswind conditions were prevalent in the area at the time of the accident.[/QUOTE]