Aviation Accident Summary MIA85IA069

SANFORD, FL, USA

Aircraft #1

N402PB

CESSNA 402B

Analysis

DURING CRUISE FLT, THE ACFT SUDDENLY NOSED DOWN & BEGAN VIBRATING. REMEDIAL ACTION WAS TAKEN & AN UNEVENTFUL EMERG LANDING WAS MADE. AN EXAM REVEALED THAT THE BOLT, NUT & COTTER PIN (USED TO ATTACH THE ELEVATOR TRIM CONTROL ROD TO THE ELEVATOR TRIM TAB) WERE MISSING. COMPANY MAINTENANCE RECORDS SHOWED THAT THE MISSING COMPONENTS WERE REMOVED ON 12/28/84 & WERE INSTALLED ON THE MORNING OF THE INCIDENT.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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