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Accident · Substantial damage
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FAA accident report · Bbavia 7ECA · Oxnard, CA · December 27, 2003

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Date
December 27, 2003 · 09:42 local
Place
Oxnard, CA
Airport
Oxnard Airport
Phase of flight
Touch And Go Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N53879
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX04LA079
Reported as
Bbavia 7ECA
Reported engine
Lycoming O235C1
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
342 total68 in this make and model3 in the last 90 days
N53879Registration cancelled Mar 12, 2009 · Bellanca 7ECAS/N 1136-76 · Built 1975Airframe modelBellanca 7ECAEngine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

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What happened

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(-23) Directional control of the aircraft was lost during the landing phase of a touch-and-go on runway 7 at Oxnard Airport (oxr). Failure of a cotter key between the right rudder pedal and the right brake master cylinder assembly allowed the right rudder pedal to become ineffective. The head or tangs of the cotter key strike an angle bracket on the fire wall when the rudder pedal is fully depressed, depending upon which way the clevis pin has rotated. The striking action resulted in damage to the cotter key head and the shearing of the tangs. The cotter key separated into three pieces. Two of the cotter key pieces were located; the head and one of the tangs. The clevis pin was also found. After the cotter key fell out of the clevis pin, the clevis pin separated from the rudder pedal and brake master cylinder assembly. The rudder pedal fell forward, allowing the top of the rudder pedal to come into contact with the firewall which prevented full travel of the rudder pedal when depressed, thereby resulting in loss of directional control. Damage to the right horizontal stabilizer and lower stabilizer drag wire assembly, right main landing gear wheel fairing, and a scrape to the right wing lift strut resulted.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS LOST DURING THE LANDING PHASE OF A TOUCH-AND-GO ON RUNWAY 7 AT OXNARD AIRPORT (OXR). FAILURE OF A COTTER KEY BETWEEN THE RIGHT RUDDER PEDAL AND THE RIGHT BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER ASSEMBLY ALLOWED THE RIGHT RUDDER PEDAL TO BECOME INEFFECTIVE. THE HEAD OR TANGS OF THE COTTER KEY STRIKE AN ANGLE BRACKET ON THE FIRE WALL WHEN THE RUDDER PEDAL IS FULLY DEPRESSED, DEPENDING UPON WHICH WAY THE CLEVIS PIN HAS ROTATED. THE STRIKING ACTION RESULTED IN DAMAGE TO THE COTTER KEY HEAD AND THE SHEARING OF THE TANGS. THE COTTER KEY SEPARATED INTO THREE PIECES. TWO OF THE COTTER KEY PIECES WERE LOCATED; THE HEAD AND ONE OF THE TANGS. THE CLEVIS PIN WAS ALSO FOUND. AFTER THE COTTER KEY FELL OUT OF THE CLEVIS PIN, THE CLEVIS PIN SEPARATED FROM THE RUDDER PEDAL AND BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER ASSEMBLY. THE RUDDER PEDAL FELL FORWARD, ALLOWING THE TOP OF THE RUDDER PEDAL TO COME INTO CONTACT WITH THE FIREWALL WHICH PREVENTED FULL TRAVEL OF THE RUDDER PEDAL WHEN DEPRESSED, THEREBY RESULTING IN LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER AND LOWER STABILIZER DRAG WIRE ASSEMBLY, RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR WHEEL FAIRING, AND A SCRAPE TO THE RIGHT WING LIFT STRUT RESULTED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB LAX04LA079Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportOxnard, CAthe failure of the pin that secured the right rudder pedal to the brake cylinder arm due to improper installation of the pin. Also causal was the manufacturer's confusing maintenance instructions regarding the installation of the right rudder pedal pin and…Dec 27, 2003 · Substantial damage

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