# Accident 19941103037339A: Cessna A185F, Elizabethton, TN, November 3, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 3, 1994, 15:00 local time
- Place: Elizabethton, TN
- Airport: Elizabethton Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: DVPS
- Location: 36.3298° N, 82.2291° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3298&lon=-82.2291&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6688H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6688H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185F (registry code 2072821, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,692 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 159 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL95LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95LA011) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941103037339A

## Narrative

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

DURING LANDING ROLL LEFT ADJUSTABLE RUDDER PEDAL UNLOCKED AND COLLAPSED. CFI LOST CONTROL. HEAVY BRAKING THE CAUSE.

## 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 ATL95LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95LA011), Nov 3, 1994: Cessna 185 (N6688H), Elizabethton, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FLEXING OF THE RUDDER PEDAL CONTROL LOCKING ASSEMBLY WHICH RESULTED IN THE COLLAPSE OF THE CO-PILOT'S LEFT PEDAL DURING HEAVY BRAKING.

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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