tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post4306236296016822347..comments2024-03-26T09:35:29.969-04:00Comments on Kathryn's Report: Diamond DA20-C1, N4107F: Incident occurred September 18, 2022 at Falcon Field Airport (KFFZ), Mesa, Maricopa County, ArizonaUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-6433184551498507112022-09-30T23:28:00.741-04:002022-09-30T23:28:00.741-04:00This was the entire tail, my Mx experience is exte...This was the entire tail, my Mx experience is extensively DA40/42/62 including NG of all those, but I’d bet the 20 has a similar tail/elevator set up. Held on by 4 metal bars and 8 bolts, guessing one of those sheared Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-66636376700545117362022-09-30T03:28:46.943-04:002022-09-30T03:28:46.943-04:00Those KFFZ CAE Oxford airplanes are flown hard, wi...Those KFFZ CAE Oxford airplanes are flown hard, with multiple students in all phases of training up through CFI pretty much weather-permitting every day 24/7. Maintenance ops there runs 24/7 as well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-88540905287616995852022-09-29T20:15:28.749-04:002022-09-29T20:15:28.749-04:00Now that's a scary thought. It took more than ...Now that's a scary thought. It took more than the initial ground flight control check prior to taxi out to catch those rogue wires that got loose for whatever reason. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-91014426989557588642022-09-29T11:14:05.629-04:002022-09-29T11:14:05.629-04:00They don’t specify the nature of the failure. I re...They don’t specify the nature of the failure. I rented a C172 from a place once, and the flight controls were fine during preflight. At the hold short line ready for takeoff, during a pre takeoff control check, the yoke got hung up on some electrical wiring behind the instrument panel. During preflight it was fine. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-79761883703497257122022-09-29T08:43:07.970-04:002022-09-29T08:43:07.970-04:00Wonder why a preflight didn't catch it.Wonder why a preflight didn't catch it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-64366901365626076382022-09-28T19:19:44.061-04:002022-09-28T19:19:44.061-04:00Something must have been broke for a while…stab fa...Something must have been broke for a while…stab failure? Did it fall off?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com