# Incident 20030829022269I: Cessna 650, Rapid City, SD, August 29, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 29, 2003
- Place: Rapid City, SD
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.0453° N, 103.0572° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0453&lon=-103.0572&mi=10
- Aircraft: N651EJ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N651EJ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 650 (registry code 2076802, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-650) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Garrett TFE731 series (registry code 29001, https://openairdocs.org/engine/garrett-tfe731-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 650
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI03IA300](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03IA300) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030829022269I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON FRIDAY 8-29-2003 A CESSNA MODEL 650 N651EJ THAT WAS ENROUTE FROM MARION, IL TO RAPID CITY, SD EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN ROLL AT FLIGHT LEVEL 39K. THE CREW (SIEBRAND DOOPER PIC AND SHAUN NELSON SIC) WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE AIRCRAFT AND LAND AT RAPID CITY WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS. LOCAL MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED A BROKEN AILERON CABLE. PREMIER AIR SENT MECHANICS TO FIX THE AIRCRAFT. PREMIER AIR REPAIR STATION PAZR068H (EAST ALTON, IL) SUBMITTED A MALFUNCTION REPORT FOR THIS OCCURENCE.

## 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 CHI03IA300](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03IA300), Aug 29, 2003: Cessna 650 (N651EJ), Rapid City, SD, incident, no damage. Probable cause: The in-flight failure of the right wing aileron cable during cruise.

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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