Eagle DW-1 N88126

Summary

On 14 October 1982 at about 21:40 local time, a Eagle DW-1 registered N88126, operated by Eagle Aircraft Co., was involved in an accident near Near Bakersfiel, California, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

14 October 1982 at 21:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Near Bakersfiel, California, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Eagle DW-1

Registration

N88126

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Eagle Aircraft Co.

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Shater → Shater

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX83FVA01

1 person was seriously injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

DURING A TURN-AROUND WHILE SPRAYING A COTTON FIELD, THE AIRCRAFT STARTED ROLLING TO THE LEFT AND THE PILOT COULD NOT STOP IT. HE STATED THE LEFT SPOILER REMAINED DEPLOYED AND WOULD NOT CLOSE. HE FOUGHT THE ROLL UNTIL IT IMPACTED WITH THE GROUND. THE LEFT SPOILER WAS FOUND IN THE VERTICAL POSITION AND THE RIGHT SPOILER WAS FLUSH WITH THE WING SURFACE. DUE TO POOR ROLL RATE AND HIGH ASPECT RATIO, SPOILERS HAD BEEN ADDED TO THE LOWER WING. THEY CAN BE INDEPENDENTLY OPERATED FROM THE COCKPIT OR WORK IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE AILERONS. ACCORDING TO AN FAA ENGINEERING TEST PLT, THE SPOILERS HAVE LIMITED AUTHORITY, AND IF ONE IS MANUALLY DEPLOYED TO THE FULL UP POSITION IT CAN BE OVER- RIDDEN WITH OPPOSITE AILERON. THE PLT STATED THAT THIS WAS THE THIRD OR FOURTH TIME A SPOILER HAD STUCK OPEN. THE WING WAS CUT OPEN AND NO REASON FOR THE SPOILERS STICKING COULD BE FOUND.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.