19930417009859A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 320 · Mesa, AZ · April 17, 1993

Date
April 17, 1993 · 12:35 local
Place
Mesa, AZ
Airport
Falcon Field Airport
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5711X
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX93LA179
Reported as
Cessna 320
Reported engine
Continental TSIO470B
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,230 total496 in this make and model68 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.

Experienced jammed rudder control on gear extension. Ground looped on landing. Left rudder steering spring missing.

As the FAA filed it

EXPERIENCED JAMMED RUDDER CONTROL ON GEAR EXTENSION. GROUND LOOPED ON LANDING. LEFT RUDDER STEERING SPRING MISSING.

NTSB investigation

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