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FAA incident report · Aviat PITTS S-2A · Wichita, KS · August 14, 2008

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Date
August 14, 2008 · 18:42 local
Place
Wichita, KS
Airport
Wichita Mid-Continent
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N24JL
Reported as
Aviat PITTSS2A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 total491 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
N24JLRegistered now · Aerotek PITTS S-2AS/N 2011 · Built 1971Airframe modelAerotek PITTS S-2AEngine modelLycoming I0360 SER A&CReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Pilot experienced in-flight mechanical problem with rudder/toe brake pedal linkage while practicing aerobatic maneuvers. Pilot determined the cause to be a problem with the left toe brake master cylinder after leveling off in flight. There was no apparent abnormality with flight control authority however the pilot notified the kict tower with a partial flight control failure. Pilot elected to declare an emergency and land the aircraft at kict where emergency crews were available if needed. The landing was uneventful.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT EXPERIENCED IN-FLIGHT MECHANICAL PROBLEM WITH RUDDER/TOE BRAKE PEDAL LINKAGE WHILE PRACTICING AEROBATIC MANEUVERS. PILOT DETERMINED THE CAUSE TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THE LEFT TOE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER AFTER LEVELING OFF IN FLIGHT. THERE WAS NO APPARENT ABNORMALITY WITH FLIGHT CONTROL AUTHORITY HOWEVER THE PILOT NOTIFIED THE KICT TOWER WITH A PARTIAL FLIGHT CONTROL FAILURE. PILOT ELECTED TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY AND LAND THE AIRCRAFT AT KICT WHERE EMERGENCY CREWS WERE AVAILABLE IF NEEDED. THE LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL.