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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bbavia 7GCBC · Longmont, CO · September 30, 2005

Date: September 30, 2005 · 11:15 local
Place: Longmont, CO
Airport: Vance Brand Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N113AW
NTSB investigation: NTSBDEN05LA150
Reported as: Bbavia 7GCBC
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 26,186 total299 in this make and model28 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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(-23) After normal landing, acft began slight right turn during landing roll. When pilot applied rudder control, left rudder control cable broke resulting in ground loop. Aircraft sustained left landing gear strut collapse, broken left wing spar and blade strike.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AFTER NORMAL LANDING, ACFT BEGAN SLIGHT RIGHT TURN DURING LANDING ROLL. WHEN PILOT APPLIED RUDDER CONTROL, LEFT RUDDER CONTROL CABLE BROKE RESULTING IN GROUND LOOP. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED LEFT LANDING GEAR STRUT COLLAPSE, BROKEN LEFT WING SPAR AND BLADE STRIKE.

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 DEN05LA150Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLongmont, COthe failure of the left rudder cable resulting in a loss of directional control by the pilot. Contributing to the accident was the improper repair procedures on the seat frame.Sep 30, 2005 · Substantial damage