19990821013279I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtr THORP T-18 · Limon, CO · August 21, 1999

Date: August 21, 1999 · 08:45 local
Place: Limon, CO
Airport: Limon Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N976DB
Reported as: Amtr THORPT18
Reported engine: Lycoming O320E2D
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 8,900 total400 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

N976DBRegistered now · Lawrence THORP T-18S/N 49 · Built 1975 Airframe modelLawrence THORP T-18 Engine modelLycoming 0-290 series4 cycle

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What happened

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

Acft was taxiing after landing when the rudder pedal broke, and the acft ran off the rwy. (-23) on landing roll out, loss of control was induced by the pilot over-controlling the rudder pedals. There was minor damage to the right wing tip, the right gear strut and the propeller. Mr. Baker, the pilot/owner of N976DB, will spend a minimum of two hours practicing deceleration from simulated landings in N976DB.

As the FAA filed it

ACFT WAS TAXIING AFTER LANDING WHEN THE RUDDER PEDAL BROKE, AND THE ACFT RAN OFF THE RWY. (-23) ON LANDING ROLL OUT, LOSS OF CONTROL WAS INDUCED BY THE PILOT OVER-CONTROLLING THE RUDDER PEDALS. THERE WAS MINOR DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING TIP, THE RIGHT GEAR STRUT AND THE PROPELLER. MR. BAKER, THE PILOT/OWNER OF N976DB, WILL SPEND A MINIMUM OF TWO HOURS PRACTICING DECELERATION FROM SIMULATED LANDINGS IN N976DB.