NONE · Staudaucher S300D · 1997-05-31 · CHANDLER, AZ, USA
Event
NTSB number
LAX97LA221
Event ID
20001208X07966
Type
Accident
Date
1997-05-31
Location
CHANDLER, AZ, USA
Coordinates
33.32088, -111.820373
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
1
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
Staudaucher
Model
S300D
Registration
N540DH
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The owner/pilot's decision to use automotive hardware, which had not been heat treated, and the practice of adding aluminum plates to the trailing edge of the aileron without rebalancing the flight controls, which resulted in the separation of the aileron at the attachment fitting.