Incident Overview

Description
An electrical short circuit caused an unwanted extension of the ground and flight spoilers during a training flight. Control was lost; the aircraft made several 360 degree rolls and then dove into a swampy area. PROBABLE CAUSE: “An unwanted extension of the ground and flight spoilers, which resulted in a loss of control at an altitude from which recovery could not be made. The ground spoilers probably deployed because of a hot electrical short in the spoiler extend circuitry. Whereas the spoilers probably deployed symetrically, the left ground spoiler actuator failed in flight and caused a loss of lateral control. The subsequent logs of pitch control was caused by the full nosedown elevator trim tab position and the high aircraft speed.”
Primary Cause
An unwanted extension of the ground and flight spoilers, resulting in a loss of control at an altitude from which recovery could not be made.An unwanted extension of the ground and flight spoilers, resulting in a loss of control at an altitude from which recovery could not be made.Share on: