# Incident 20110816018319I: Piper PA-28-181, Brewton, AL, August 16, 2011

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 2011, 08:00 local time
- Place: Brewton, AL
- Airport: Brewton Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.0507° N, 87.0673° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BREWTON MUNI (12J), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.0507&lon=-87.0673&mi=10
- Aircraft: N291HP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N291HP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360 series (registry code 41575, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-181
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 916 total, 775 in this make and model, 44 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110816018319I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ON APPROACH TO BREWTON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT IN BREWTON, AL, THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE WAS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE RIGHT RUDDER PEDAL.  HE STATED THAT IT FELT LOOSE.  AFTER LANDING AND COMING TO A STOP AT THE END OF RWY 30, HE WAS ASKED BY THE FBO MANAGER IF HE NEEDED A TOW.  HE RESPONDED THAT HE WOULD BE ALRIGHT.  HE THEN TAXIED THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF RWY 6, TURNED SOUTH ON THE NORTH-SOUTH TAXIWAY.  AS HE APPROACHED THE TURNOFF TO THE FBO, THE RIGHT RUDDER PEDAL FELL AFTWARD AND JAMMED AGAINST THE CARPET.  BEING UNABLE TO MOVE THE RUDDER AND NOSE WHEEL STEERING AND HAVING ONLY THE LEFT BRAKE, THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE TAXIWAY AND INTO A 10-FOOT DITCH.

## Other reports on N291HP (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20070906020729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070906020729I), Sep 6, 2007: Piper PA28181 (N291HP), Atlanta, GA, Minor damage. (-23) Nose gear collapsed due to hard landing.
- [Incident 20070103000309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070103000309I), Jan 3, 2007: Piper PA28181 (N291HP), Pell City, AL, Minor damage. (-23) The pilot stated on a night approach to runway 2 at Pell City airport (plr) he crossed the threshold in a good centerline configuration. He stated that…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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