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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtrth THORPT18 · Albuquerque, NM · March 1, 1992

Date
March 1, 1992 · 13:00 local
Place
Albuquerque, NM
Airport
Albuquerque International Airport
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N48DD
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN92LA038
Reported as
Amtrth THORPT18
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A1F6
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
980 total37 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Rudder tail wheel mix unit shifted, jammed left rudder causing ground loop landing. Left rudder pedal broke also.

As the FAA filed it

RUDDER TAIL WHEEL MIX UNIT SHIFTED, JAMMED LEFT RUDDER CAUSING GROUND LOOP LANDING. LEFT RUDDER PEDAL BROKE ALSO.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.