ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 355642
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| Date: | Wednesday 2 July 1997 |
| Time: | 11:00 LT |
| Type: |  Beechcraft 95-B55 |
| Owner/operator: | Letourneau University |
| Registration: | N6663C |
| MSN: | TC-2265 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2160 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-470L21B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | Longview, TX -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | (KGGG) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The flight instructor reported that while taxiing to parking, the 'student started a right turn that was too tight and I applied left rudder to stop the turn.' The flight instructor further reported that there was an audible 'pop' and the left rudder pedal went to the floor. He said they stopped the airplane and pushed it into its parking space. Postincident examination of the rudder system revealed that the rudder pedal bell crank from the right seat side was broken. The airplane manufacturer's Metallurgical Engineering Laboratory examined the bell crank's aft arm fracture and determined that it failed due to 'overload.' They further determined that there were no indications of preexisting cracks and/or material defects in the bell crank's aft arm.
Probable Cause: The failure of the rudder pedal bell crank from the right seat side due to an overload fracture.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW97IA248
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 12-Mar-2024 14:06 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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