Aviation Accident Summaries

Aviation Accident Summary FTW83LA444

MANVEL, TX, USA

Aircraft #1

N2050

CLARKS PITT SPECIAL S1S

Analysis

THE ACFT BUFFETTED ABNORMALLY DURING AN AEROBATIC MANEUVER SO THE PLT RELAXED THE 'G' LOADING ON THE AIRFRAME. THE PLT NOTED A CONCAVE DEFORMITY IN THE BOTTOM OF THE LEFT UPPER WING. LEVEL FLT WAS ACHIEVED TO TEST THE FLT CHARACTERISTICS OF THE ACFT. FLT CONTROL SEEMED 'NEARLY NORMAL' SO A NORMAL LANDING WAS MADE. POST LANDING INVESTIGATION REVEALED SIX BROKEN RIBS IN THE LEFT UPPER WING.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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