What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
After touch down, aircraft veered to the right and went off runway.
During the post-accident investigation conducted by FAA inspectors and members of the NTSB the following was found:
The rudder torque tube assembly was cracked
The rudder trim was set in a full right rudder position
The rudder and assembly was recently removed and reinstalled
It was determined after further investigation by an NTSB metallurgist that the visible crack was due to the failure of a weld joint. A pre or post-accident failure could not be determined.
As the FAA filed it
AFTER TOUCH DOWN, AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT AND WENT OFF RUNWAY.
DURING THE POST-ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION CONDUCTED BY FAA INSPECTORS AND MEMBERS OF THE NTSB THE FOLLOWING WAS FOUND:
THE RUDDER TORQUE TUBE ASSEMBLY WAS CRACKED
THE RUDDER TRIM WAS SET IN A FULL RIGHT RUDDER POSITION
THE RUDDER AND ASSEMBLY WAS RECENTLY REMOVED AND REINSTALLED
IT WAS DETERMINED AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION BY AN NTSB METALLURGIST THAT THE VISIBLE CRACK WAS DUE TO THE FAILURE OF A WELD JOINT. A PRE OR POST-ACCIDENT FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.