# Accident 19930417009859A: Cessna 320, Mesa, AZ, April 17, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 17, 1993, 12:35 local time
- Place: Mesa, AZ
- Airport: Falcon Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4406° N, 111.8497° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4406&lon=-111.8497&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5711X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5711X-2013-04-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 320 (registry code 2074502, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-320) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSI0-470-B (registry code 17029, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsi0-470-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 320
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO470B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,230 total, 496 in this make and model, 68 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX93LA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA179) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930417009859A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 LAX93LA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA179), Apr 17, 1993: Cessna 320 (N5711X), Mesa, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: the separation of the steering spring from the steering yoke assembly due to inadequate installation. A factor in the accident was inadequate maintenance on the aircraft.

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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