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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Pietsc IT · Douglas, AZ · March 14, 2007

Date: March 14, 2007 · 12:15 local
Place: Douglas, AZ
Airport: Douglas Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N214GP
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX07CA107
Reported as: Pietsc IT
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 25,000 total225 in this make and model7 in the last 90 days

N214GPRegistered now · Pietsch Warren ITS/N Z1A-0016 · Built 1994 Airframe modelPietsch Warren IT Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) During practice for an upcoming airshow, the right rudder pedal turnbuckle came apart separating the rudder cable from the rudder pedal. This left the pilot with no control of the rudders or tailwheel once on the ground. During landing rollout, the right main wheel drifted off the right side of the runway and the aircraft flipped over causing damage to the right wing tip, prop, canopy, vertical stab and rudder.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) DURING PRACTICE FOR AN UPCOMING AIRSHOW, THE RIGHT RUDDER PEDAL TURNBUCKLE CAME APART SEPARATING THE RUDDER CABLE FROM THE RUDDER PEDAL. THIS LEFT THE PILOT WITH NO CONTROL OF THE RUDDERS OR TAILWHEEL ONCE ON THE GROUND. DURING LANDING ROLLOUT, THE RIGHT MAIN WHEEL DRIFTED OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING TIP, PROP, CANOPY, VERTICAL STAB AND RUDDER.

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 LAX07CA107Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportDouglas, AZa loss of directional control during landing due to separation of the rudder cable. A factor was the soft dirt terrain.Mar 14, 2007 · Substantial damage