# Accident 20130604010099A: Piper PA-28-140, Burlington, WA, June 4, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 4, 2013, 10:30 local time
- Place: Burlington, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.4747° N, 122.4247° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.4747&lon=-122.4247&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5808U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5808U-2015-05-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-140
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 4,400 total, 4,300 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR13LA262](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13LA262) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130604010099A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 WPR13LA262](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13LA262), Jun 4, 2013: Piper PA-28-140 (N5808U), Burlington, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the rudder bar assembly during landing due to a fatigue crack. Contributing to the accident was the failure of maintenance personnel to perform an adequate inspection of the rudder bar…

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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