What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilot stated was flying at 500 feet AGL, heard a loud pop sound, and decided to land the airplane in a feild. He stated that as he tried to side slip with left rudder to lose altitude, the rudder would not move. The airplane landed, proceeded through a barbed wire fence, crossed a road, and came to rest in a private yard. The pilot stated that gusty winds attributed to the difficulty in landing the airplane. Upon investigation, the right side cable controlling the rudder would not move to allow left rudder movement. The investigation revealed the cable was restricted from moving due to the nose gear collapsing forward from the accident impact, pulling the cable tight. Upon disconnecting the cable linkage to the nose wheel, the rudder system operated normally in both directions as did all flight controls.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT STATED WAS FLYING AT 500 FEET AGL, HEARD A LOUD POP SOUND, AND DECIDED TO LAND THE AIRPLANE IN A FEILD. HE STATED THAT AS HE TRIED TO SIDE SLIP WITH LEFT RUDDER TO LOSE ALTITUDE, THE RUDDER WOULD NOT MOVE. THE AIRPLANE LANDED, PROCEEDED THROUGH A BARBED WIRE FENCE, CROSSED A ROAD, AND CAME TO REST IN A PRIVATE YARD. THE PILOT STATED THAT GUSTY WINDS ATTRIBUTED TO THE DIFFICULTY IN LANDING THE AIRPLANE. UPON INVESTIGATION, THE RIGHT SIDE CABLE CONTROLLING THE RUDDER WOULD NOT MOVE TO ALLOW LEFT RUDDER MOVEMENT. THE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE CABLE WAS RESTRICTED FROM MOVING DUE TO THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSING FORWARD FROM THE ACCIDENT IMPACT, PULLING THE CABLE TIGHT. UPON DISCONNECTING THE CABLE LINKAGE TO THE NOSE WHEEL, THE RUDDER SYSTEM OPERATED NORMALLY IN BOTH DIRECTIONS AS DID ALL FLIGHT CONTROLS.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.