# Accident 19910504016619A: Piper STCPA12, Stuart, FL, May 4, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 4, 1991, 09:20 local time
- Place: Stuart, FL
- Airport: Witham Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.1817° N, 80.2213° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WITHAM FLD (SUA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.1817&lon=-80.2213&mi=10
- Aircraft: N78583, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78583-2013-11-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-12 (registry code 7101202, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER STCPA12
- Reported engine: LYC O320A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,420 total, 175 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA91LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91LA135) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910504016619A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

RIGHT RUDDER CABLE FAILED ON LANDING ROLL. VEERED OFF RUNWAY INTO PARKED AIRPLANE. CABLE AREA VISIBLE IN CABIN.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA91LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91LA135), May 4, 1991: Piper PA-12 (N78583), Stuart, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: AN INADEQUATE ANNUAL INSPECTION WHICH FAILED TO DETECT CORROSION ON THE RUDDER CABLE. THE PILOT LOST DIRECTION CONTROL DURING LANDING WHEN THE RUDDER CABLE BROKE.

## Other reports on N78583 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19980819028689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980819028689A), Aug 19, 1998: Piper PA12 (N78583), Myrtle Beach, SC, Substantial damage. (-23) On August 19, 1998 at approximately 1355 local time N78583, a Piper PA-12 crashed into the ocean approximately 5 miles northeast of Myrtle Beach…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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