20031020032739A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtr BRC 540C · Leesburg, VA · October 20, 2003

Date: October 20, 2003 · 14:30 local
Place: Leesburg, VA
Airport: Leesburg Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N540CX
NTSB investigation: NTSBNYC04LA015
Reported as: Amtr BRC540C
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0

N540CXRegistered now · Harris William Paul BRC 540CS/N 376 · Built 2001 Airframe modelHarris William Paul BRC 540C Engine modelSubaru ALL MDLS A/B4 cycle

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What happened

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(-23) N540CX experienced damage after landing at Leesburg airport when the left foot of the pilot was unable to apply left rudder and steer the nose wheel to the left causing a very low rollover. The pilots left foot caught on his left rudder pedal and the right pedal of the side by side controls making application of the left pedal impossible with the foot in the position. The pedals are being redesigned to make this impossible to happen again.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) N540CX EXPERIENCED DAMAGE AFTER LANDING AT LEESBURG AIRPORT WHEN THE LEFT FOOT OF THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO APPLY LEFT RUDDER AND STEER THE NOSE WHEEL TO THE LEFT CAUSING A VERY LOW ROLLOVER. THE PILOTS LEFT FOOT CAUGHT ON HIS LEFT RUDDER PEDAL AND THE RIGHT PEDAL OF THE SIDE BY SIDE CONTROLS MAKING APPLICATION OF THE LEFT PEDAL IMPOSSIBLE WITH THE FOOT IN THE POSITION. THE PEDALS ARE BEING REDESIGNED TO MAKE THIS IMPOSSIBLE TO HAPPEN AGAIN.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB NYC04LA015Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLeesburg, VAThe pilot in command's failure to maintain directional control and his inadvertent activation of the right rudder pedal.Oct 20, 2003 · Substantial damage