Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Pineville, Louisiana 71360
Wednesday, July 22, 1992 17:00 CDT

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

THE PILOT SAID THAT DURING DEPARTURE FROM A 3,000 FEET RUNWAY WITH A LAKE AT THE END OF THE IT, UPON REACHING LIFTOFF AIRSPEED, THE YOKE WOULD NOT COME BACK WHEN HE PULLED ON IT. THE MAIN WHEELS THEN RAISED OFF THE RUNWAY AND THE PILOT ELECTED TO CONTINUE AS THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH RUNWAY REMAINING TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF. THE PILOT STATED, THE AIRPLANE FLEW OVER THE LAKE, SKIPPING ON THE SURFACE SEVERAL TIMES, AND IMPACTED ONTO THE OPPOSITE SHORELINE. THE FAA INSPECTOR AND A MECHANIC CONFIRMED CONTROL CONTINUITY. THE AIRPLANE'S COCKPIT PANEL HAD RECEIVED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE AND EVIDENCE OF BINDING COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. AN EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE'S LOGBOOK REVEALED THAT THE YOKE ASSEMBLY HAD BEEN SWITCHED SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

THE MECHANICAL BINDING OF THE YOKE AFTER LIFTOFF.

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 7/22/1992
Event Day of the Week Wednesday
Time of Event 1700
Event Time Zone Central Daylight Time
Event City PINEVILLE
Event State LOUISIANA
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 71360
Event Date Year 1992
Event Date Month 7
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude
Event Location Longitude
Event Location Airport
Event Location Nearest Airport ID
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport Off Airport/Airstrip
Distance from airport in statute miles 0
Degrees magnetic from airport 0
Airport Elevation --
Weather Briefing Completeness Unknown
Investigator's weather source Pilot
Time of the weather observation 0
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 0
Weather Observation Facility ID
Elevation of weather observation facility 0
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 0
Time Zone of the weather observation
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height 5000
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 0
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Unknown
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling Broken
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) 0
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) 0
Visibility (Statute Miles) 10
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 32
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) --
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 180
Variable Wind Indicator Unknown
Wind Speed (knots) 5
Wind Velocity Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust (knots) 0
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) --
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation Unknown
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury None
On Ground, Fatal Injuries 0
On Ground, Minor Injuries 0
On Ground, Serious Injuries 0
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None 2
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All --
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 2609
NTSB Notification Source --
NTSB Notification Date Jul 22 1992 12:00AM
NTSB Notification Time 1850
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information 47334
Date of most recent change to record Dec 11 2000 3:05PM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N2TY
NTSB Number FTW92LA185
Missing Aircraft Indicator N
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed None
Flight plan Was Activated? --
Damage Substantial
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name BEECH
Aircraft Model D55
Aircraft Series Identifier D55
Aircraft Serial Number TE-695
Certified Max Gross Weight 5300
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft 6
Number of Engines 2
Fixed gear or retractable gear Retractable
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Annual
Date of Last Inspection Feb 1 1992 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection 26
Airframe Hours 3772
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated Yes
ELT Aided Location of Event Site No
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name AIRTAIX AVIATION INC.
Aircraft Owner Street Address 7211 THORNLEY DR.
Aircraft Owner City NEW ORLEANS
Aircraft Owner State LA
Aircraft Owner Country
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 70126
Operator is an individual? --
Operator Name AIRTAIX AVIATION INC.
Operator Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Street Address 7211 THORNLEY DR.
Operator City NEW ORLEANS
Operator State LA
Operator Country
Operator Zip code 70126
Operator Code
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? No
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation Unknown
Operator Certificate Number --
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not --
Indicates Domestic or International Flight --
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail --
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) Business
Second Pilot on Board No
Departure Point Same as Event Yes
Departure Airport Code 9LA6
Departure City
Departure State
Departure Country
Departure Time 1658
Departure Time Zone CDT
Destination Same as Local Flt --
Destination Airport Code NEW
Destination City NEW ORLEANS
Destination State LA
Destination Country
Specific Phase of Flight Takeoff
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Jan 2 2001 10:35AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Since inspection or accident --
Event Location Runway Number and Location 0
Runway Length --
Runway Width --
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --