# Accident 20120429006649A: Jonker Sailplanes Cc JS 1B, Lamy, NM, April 29, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 29, 2012, 13:30 local time
- Place: Lamy, NM
- Airport: Moriarty
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2808° N, 105.8483° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2808&lon=-105.8483&mi=10
- Aircraft: N555AP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N555AP-2017-10-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Jonker Sailplanes CC JS 1B (registry code 056280S, https://openairdocs.org/model/jonker-sailplanes-cc-js-1b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: JONKER SAILPLANES CC JS 1B
- Reported engine: NONE NONE
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 7,000 total, 106 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12LA265](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA265) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120429006649A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED WHILE THERMALLING IN STEEP RIGHT BANKED TURN, HE HEARD A LOUD "BANG" IN THE COCKPIT AND BOTH RUDDER PEDALS COLLAPSED TO FORWARD BULKHEAD. RUDDER CONTROL WAS LOST AND AIRCRAFT ENTERED A SPIN.  PILOT UNABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL AND PILOT JETTISONED CANOPY AND PARACHUTED TO GROUND. PILOT OBSERVED AIRCRAFT IMPACT SURFACE IN A FLAT ATTITUDE.  PILOT RECEIVED INJURIES ON LANDING UNDER CANOPY (TORN TENDONS IN SHOULDER, SLIGHT HEAD INJURY). PILOT WALKED OUT TO ROAD TO FLAG ANY AVAILABLE MOTORIST.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN12LA265](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA265), Apr 29, 2012: Jonker Sailplanes CC JS 1B (N555AP), Clines Corner, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: The fatigue failure of the rudder cable due to the inadequate design of the rudder pedal system.

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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