Loose screw may have led to Rob Holland crashed

A loose screw on a adapted elevator complaint may have led to the crash, in which the Air Show legend Rob Holland was killed a week ago. On April 24, the NTSB issued a preliminary report on the crash on Langley Air Force Base and said the screw with which Holland set the weight volume to change the sense of control of the MX depending on the routine that he wanted to fly. The screw was found about 10 feet from the rubble and had red color, indicating that it was disturbed between the elevator and the fixed part of the horizontal stabilizer, which was also scratched and broadcast. “The threads for counterweight were intact and also contained a similar dirt contamination that was found on the elevator,” the report said. “In addition, about half of the circumference of the left elevator -counterweight plug showed equipment and there were indications of the transfer of colors.

With a normal approach, Holland was about 50 feet above the runway, when things went wrong, so “several witnesses” in the report. “The plane took a normal approach to the runway and when it was above the end of the runway, it was about 50 feet above the runway and flew down the runway for several hundred feet,” said the prelim. “The” Poulpoized “plane” porpoises “twice, put” straight up “, rolled 90 ° to the left and rose to floor impact.”