What happened
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Student pilot was doing touch and go's on runway 2 at mkl. Telephone interviewwith ATC at mkl airport determined that the pilot had performed normal takeoff and landings prior to the accident. Weather was VFR and wind was 320/3. Pilot reported during rotation at approximately 65 knts, the aircraft started to turn to the left. The pilot stated she heard a snapping noise when the tendency to turn left started. The pilot made right pedal inputs but the aircraft did not respond to the corrective action. She pulled the power back and the aircraft departed the left side of the runway and struck a pile of snow about six feet off the edge of the runway. There were no injuries. The pilot provided a statement to the iic on site. The right steering rod (rod end) was found broken off the steering tube. The break on the rod end appeared to have pre existing signs of corrosion in about 75% of the diameter of the threaded portion of the rod end. The remaining 25% appeared to have a clean break. The rod end may have been cracked prior to the loss of control during takeoff. Advised the operator to also submit an SDR on the part. The NTSB has requested the part to be sent to the lab for further investigation. Advised the pilot to report the accident on NTSB 830 form.
As the FAA filed it
STUDENT PILOT WAS DOING TOUCH AND GO'S ON RUNWAY 2 AT MKL. TELEPHONE INTERVIEWWITH ATC AT MKL AIRPORT DETERMINED THAT THE PILOT HAD PERFORMED NORMAL TAKEOFF AND LANDINGS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. WEATHER WAS VFR AND WIND WAS 320/3. PILOT REPORTED DURING ROTATION AT APPROXIMATELY 65 KNTS, THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO TURN TO THE LEFT. THE PILOT STATED SHE HEARD A SNAPPING NOISE WHEN THE TENDENCY TO TURN LEFT STARTED. THE PILOT MADE RIGHT PEDAL INPUTS BUT THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT RESPOND TO THE CORRECTIVE ACTION. SHE PULLED THE POWER BACK AND THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND STRUCK A PILE OF SNOW ABOUT SIX FEET OFF THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE PILOT PROVIDED A STATEMENT TO THE IIC ON SITE. THE RIGHT STEERING ROD (ROD END) WAS FOUND BROKEN OFF THE STEERING TUBE. THE BREAK ON THE ROD END APPEARED TO HAVE PRE EXISTING SIGNS OF CORROSION IN ABOUT 75% OF THE DIAMETER OF THE THREADED PORTION OF THE ROD END. THE REMAINING 25% APPEARED TO HAVE A CLEAN BREAK. THE ROD END MAY HAVE BEEN CRACKED PRIOR TO THE LOSS OF CONTROL DURING TAKEOFF. ADVISED THE OPERATOR TO ALSO SUBMIT AN SDR ON THE PART. THE NTSB HAS REQUESTED THE PART TO BE SENT TO THE LAB FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION. ADVISED THE PILOT TO REPORT THE ACCIDENT ON NTSB 830 FORM.
NTSB investigation
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