# Incident 20040203001869I: Cessna 208B, Auburn, AL, February 3, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 3, 2004, 14:00 local time
- Place: Auburn, AL
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.6167° N, 85.4333° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6167&lon=-85.4333&mi=10
- Aircraft: N125AR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N125AR-2005-09-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 208B (registry code 2073701, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-208b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 208B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL04IA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04IA073) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040203001869I

## Narrative

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

(-23) CO-PILOT STATED THAT ON TAKE-OFF ROLL ACFT APPEARED TO TAKE MORE RIGHT RUDDER THAN NORMAL. AFTER TAKE-OFF AIRCRAFT WAS TURNED OVER TO PILOT AND BEGAN TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THEY FOUND THAT THE RIGHT RUDDER CABLE WAS BROKEN AT THE RUDDER CABLE ATTACH ARM. AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY AT THE AUBURN AIRPORT.

## 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 ATL04IA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04IA073), Feb 3, 2004: Cessna 208B (N125AR), Auburn, AL, incident, no damage. Probable cause: The fatigue fracture of the wire rope portion on the rudder control cable assembly due to improper installation and inadequate procedures by the aircraft manufacturer.

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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