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A v-tail bonanza pilot reports that his tail cone and aft fuselage skin were damaged in turbulence. Aircraft damage tail cone and wrinkled fuselage skin. WX factors clear air turbulence.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 342496 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199606 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : sus |
| State Reference | MO |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 2500 msl bound upper : 2500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : rdu |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Bonanza 35 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 10 flight time total : 125 flight time type : 35 |
| ASRS Report | 342496 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical inflight encounter : weather other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
I was flying from jefferson airport to spirit of st louis at 2500 ft MSL. We were cruising at 140 KTS, clear sky with moderate turbulence. Mid-way on our flight, coming out of turbulence, plane began to vibrate, shaking the whole plane. I pulled back slightly on the yoke and brought back power. At that time (5 to 8 seconds), plane was stable. We landed at spirit of st louis, taxied to hangar and noticed tail cone and skin were badly wrinkled.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A V-TAIL BONANZA PLT RPTS THAT HIS TAIL CONE AND AFT FUSELAGE SKIN WERE DAMAGED IN TURB. ACFT DAMAGE TAIL CONE AND WRINKLED FUSELAGE SKIN. WX FACTORS CLR AIR TURB.
Narrative: I WAS FLYING FROM JEFFERSON ARPT TO SPIRIT OF ST LOUIS AT 2500 FT MSL. WE WERE CRUISING AT 140 KTS, CLR SKY WITH MODERATE TURB. MID-WAY ON OUR FLT, COMING OUT OF TURB, PLANE BEGAN TO VIBRATE, SHAKING THE WHOLE PLANE. I PULLED BACK SLIGHTLY ON THE YOKE AND BROUGHT BACK PWR. AT THAT TIME (5 TO 8 SECONDS), PLANE WAS STABLE. WE LANDED AT SPIRIT OF ST LOUIS, TAXIED TO HANGAR AND NOTICED TAIL CONE AND SKIN WERE BADLY WRINKLED.
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.