What happened
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(-23) On October 5, 2006, a vans (experimental) RV-8, N4546Y, lost directional control while landing on runway 1 right at the Richard Jones-Tulsa riverside airport, jenks, OK. The aircraft received minor damage; the commercial rated pilot and passenger was not injured. The flight was conducted under day visual meteorological conditions. A VFR flight plan was activated. According to statements made by the pilot, he indicated that they landed at duncan, OK earlier in the day. During the landing rollout at duncan, the pilot noticed that the rudder was not responsive for ground maneuvering of the tail wheel. The pilot stated taht he and his passenger went about conducting their business; then later took-off for Tulsa-riverside. The pilot indicated that during the taxi that he was again having problems with the rudder for ground steering. Nevertheless, he stated that the problems subsided when he took-off. Post incident inspection of the aircraft revealed that two steering cables were detached from the rudder horn-to-bell crank assemblies. Weather conditions at the time of the incident were as follows: winds calm, visibility 10 statute miles, sky clear, temperature 18 degrees celsius, altimeter 30.22 hg.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON OCTOBER 5, 2006, A VANS (EXPERIMENTAL) RV-8, N4546Y, LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WHILE LANDING ON RUNWAY 1 RIGHT AT THE RICHARD JONES-TULSA RIVERSIDE AIRPORT, JENKS, OK. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE; THE COMMERCIAL RATED PILOT AND PASSENGER WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER DAY VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS ACTIVATED. ACCORDING TO STATEMENTS MADE BY THE PILOT, HE INDICATED THAT THEY LANDED AT DUNCAN, OK EARLIER IN THE DAY. DURING THE LANDING ROLLOUT AT DUNCAN, THE PILOT NOTICED THAT THE RUDDER WAS NOT RESPONSIVE FOR GROUND MANEUVERING OF THE TAIL WHEEL. THE PILOT STATED TAHT HE AND HIS PASSENGER WENT ABOUT CONDUCTING THEIR BUSINESS; THEN LATER TOOK-OFF FOR TULSA-RIVERSIDE. THE PILOT INDICATED THAT DURING THE TAXI THAT HE WAS AGAIN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE RUDDER FOR GROUND STEERING. NEVERTHELESS, HE STATED THAT THE PROBLEMS SUBSIDED WHEN HE TOOK-OFF. POST INCIDENT INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED THAT TWO STEERING CABLES WERE DETACHED FROM THE RUDDER HORN-TO-BELL CRANK ASSEMBLIES. WEATHER CONDITIONS AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT WERE AS FOLLOWS: WINDS CALM, VISIBILITY 10 STATUTE MILES, SKY CLEAR, TEMPERATURE 18 DEGREES CELSIUS, ALTIMETER 30.22 HG.
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