# Accident 20140804014509A: Cote James RANS S-6S, Winfield, PA, August 4, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 2014, 19:30 local time
- Place: Winfield, PA
- Airport: Sauers-Haven
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8839° N, 76.9800° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8839&lon=-76.9800&mi=10
- Aircraft: N502CW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N502CW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cote James RANS S-6S (registry code 05622Y3, https://openairdocs.org/model/cote-james-rans-s-6s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912S series (registry code 55570, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912s-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: COTE JAMES RANS S-6S
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912S
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 180 total, 65 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA14CA385](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA385) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140804014509A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED THAT DURING CLIMB OUT RUDDER FELT VERY STIFF AND THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT RESPOND TO THE VERY LIMITED LEFT RUDDER INPUT. PILOT SET THE AIRCRAFT DOWN IN A GRASS FIELD AT END OR RUNWAY WHEN THE NOSE WHEEL FAILED RESULTING IN THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPING OVER ON TO IT'S BACK. PILOT STATED THAT PASSENGER WAS VERY SCARED AND THAT HIS BODY GOT VERY STIFF, FOUND EVIDENCE THAT PASSENGER MAY HAVE HAD LEFT RUDDER PEDAL JAMMED WITH HIS FOOT RESTRICTING LEFT RUDDER MOVEMENT.

## 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 ERA14CA385](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA385), Aug 4, 2014: Cote James Rans S 6S (N502CW), New Berlin, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The passenger's inadvertent interference with the rudder controls during the takeoff.

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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