What happened
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(.4)The airplane veered to the right during landing. The pilot attempted a go-around, but had no left rudder response. The airplane continued in a right turn before it settled into some trees about 200 feet from the runway and 110 degrees from the runway heading. Examination of the airplane revealed a broken left rudder cable. The cable was replaced in July 1985, had 454 hours of flight time on it, and was found free of corrosion. Breaks in wire strands varied along a 1-inch section of the cable, and numerous broken strands were bent backwards. The cable break was in the vicinity of where the rudder cable went through a bulkhead, and then through a pulley mounted on the bulkhead's forward side. (-23) while performing touch and goes at 66N, pilot experienced a slight right yaw just prior to touchdown. Pilot attempted to correct yaw effect with left rudder application with no effect. The aircraft turned 60 degrees to the runway and pilot attempted to add power and continue flight however, the power application was not effective. The aircraft descended down an embankment to the right of the runway, touched down approximately 160 feet from the runway and came to rest on its left side 200 feet from the runway. Upon investigation, it was determined that the left rudder cable was broken.
As the FAA filed it
(.4)THE AIRPLANE VEERED TO THE RIGHT DURING LANDING. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A GO-AROUND, BUT HAD NO LEFT RUDDER RESPONSE. THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED IN A RIGHT TURN BEFORE IT SETTLED INTO SOME TREES ABOUT 200 FEET FROM THE RUNWAY AND 110 DEGREES FROM THE RUNWAY HEADING. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE REVEALED A BROKEN LEFT RUDDER CABLE. THE CABLE WAS REPLACED IN JULY 1985, HAD 454 HOURS OF FLIGHT TIME ON IT, AND WAS FOUND FREE OF CORROSION. BREAKS IN WIRE STRANDS VARIED ALONG A 1-INCH SECTION OF THE CABLE, AND NUMEROUS BROKEN STRANDS WERE BENT BACKWARDS. THE CABLE BREAK WAS IN THE VICINITY OF WHERE THE RUDDER CABLE WENT THROUGH A BULKHEAD, AND THEN THROUGH A PULLEY MOUNTED ON THE BULKHEAD'S FORWARD SIDE. (-23) WHILE PERFORMING TOUCH AND GOES AT 66N, PILOT EXPERIENCED A SLIGHT RIGHT YAW JUST PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT YAW EFFECT WITH LEFT RUDDER APPLICATION WITH NO EFFECT. THE AIRCRAFT TURNED 60 DEGREES TO THE RUNWAY AND PILOT ATTEMPTED TO ADD POWER AND CONTINUE FLIGHT HOWEVER, THE POWER APPLICATION WAS NOT EFFECTIVE. THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDED DOWN AN EMBANKMENT TO THE RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY, TOUCHED DOWN APPROXIMATELY 160 FEET FROM THE RUNWAY AND CAME TO REST ON ITS LEFT SIDE 200 FEET FROM THE RUNWAY. UPON INVESTIGATION, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE LEFT RUDDER CABLE WAS BROKEN.
NTSB investigation
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