# Incident 20130820019379I: Piper PA-22-150, Fowlerville, MI, August 20, 2013

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 2013, 14:00 local time
- Place: Fowlerville, MI
- Airport: Glover Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6594° N, 84.0737° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fowlerville, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6594&lon=-84.0737&mi=10
- Aircraft: N766W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N766W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-150 (registry code 7102210, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (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-22-150
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130820019379I

## Narrative

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

DURING LANDING ROLLOUT AT A PRIVATE, NON-CERTIFICATED AIRPORT, WITH APPROXIMATELY 8 KNOTS OF CROSSWIND FROM THE RIGHT, THE RIGHT RUDDER/TAILWHEEL STEERING CABLE FAILED, CAUSING THE AIRPLANE TO VEER INTO AN ADJACENT FIELD OF TALL CORN.

INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT A 2 INCH SECTION OF THE RIGHT RUDDER CABLE WAS CORRODED, AND FAILED WHERE IT PASSED OVER A PULLEY BEHIND THE RIGHT FRONT FRONT SEAT.

THE ADJACENT CARPET SHOWED SIGNS OF CONTACT WITH THE CABLE AND PREVIOUS MOISTURE DAMAGE.

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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