ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 287833
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| Date: | Tuesday 6 March 2012 |
| Time: | 17:15 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 140A |
| Owner/operator: | Gross Thomas E |
| Registration: | N5693C |
| MSN: | 15653 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1853 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental C90 SERIES |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Mooresville, North Carolina -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Mooresville, NC (NC30) |
| Mooresville, NC (NC30) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that during the landing roll, the left rudder pedal suddenly "went slack" and moved forward to the firewall. He was unable to use the wheel brakes, and the tail slowly yawed to the left. The airplane skidded, the main landing gear failed, and the airplane came to a stop on the turf runway with substantial damage to the left wing and fuselage. Postaccident examination revealed that the left rudder cable turnbuckle was disconnected and its safety wire was broken. The threads of the cable rod end were not stripped. The last annual inspection on the airframe was completed about 5 months before the accident.
Probable Cause: The separation of the left rudder cable turnbuckle and the pilot's subsequent loss of directional control during landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ERA12CA215
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Oct-2022 14:55 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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