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Small aircraft has rotating beacon come off top of vertical stabilizer. Damages rudder.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 210427 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199205 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dca |
| State Reference | DC |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 6000 msl bound upper : 6000 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : bwi |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 2 Eng, Retractable Gear |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 85 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 25 |
| ASRS Report | 210427 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified cockpit |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Beacon on top of vertical stabilizer came off and hit rudder -- cause unknown. Discovered after landing. Caused jolt and turn. Distraction led to 300 ft loss of altitude. No further problem.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SMA HAS ROTATING BEACON COME OFF TOP OF VERT STABILIZER. DAMAGES RUDDER.
Narrative: BEACON ON TOP OF VERT STABILIZER CAME OFF AND HIT RUDDER -- CAUSE UNKNOWN. DISCOVERED AFTER LNDG. CAUSED JOLT AND TURN. DISTR LED TO 300 FT LOSS OF ALT. NO FURTHER PROBLEM.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.