20010316009389I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtr Haronrocktii · Auburn, AL · March 16, 2001

Date: March 16, 2001 · 14:00 local
Place: Auburn, AL
Airport: Auburn-Opelika G Pitts Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N540HB
Reported as: Amtr Haronrocktii
Reported engine: Lycoming IO540*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,400 total200 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days

N540HBRegistration cancelled Feb 5, 2022 · Heisler Martin HARMON ROCKET IIS/N 30 Airframe modelHeisler Martin HARMON ROCKET II Engine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23)On 03/16/01, N540HB, made a cross wind landing on runway 28 at Auburn-Opelika airport. Pilot stated, while correcting for the cross wind with the left rudder, the left main gear touched down first. He heard something snap and then lost the left rudder peddle. He then applied right rudder and right brake to ground loop to stop the aircraft. The gear collapsed and the aircraft skidded off the runway onto the grass. Investigation revealed the rudder cable had detached from the left rudder peddle. Airman counseled. This case in closed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)ON 03/16/01, N540HB, MADE A CROSS WIND LANDING ON RUNWAY 28 AT AUBURN-OPELIKA AIRPORT. PILOT STATED, WHILE CORRECTING FOR THE CROSS WIND WITH THE LEFT RUDDER, THE LEFT MAIN GEAR TOUCHED DOWN FIRST. HE HEARD SOMETHING SNAP AND THEN LOST THE LEFT RUDDER PEDDLE. HE THEN APPLIED RIGHT RUDDER AND RIGHT BRAKE TO GROUND LOOP TO STOP THE AIRCRAFT. THE GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED OFF THE RUNWAY ONTO THE GRASS. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE RUDDER CABLE HAD DETACHED FROM THE LEFT RUDDER PEDDLE. AIRMAN COUNSELED. THIS CASE IN CLOSED.