What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 10-26-2014 an Extra 300 aircraft, N763DT, conducting a commercial flight under 14 CFR part 91, experienced a loss of rudder control while recovering from an aerobatic spin maneuver.
Examination of the flight controls revealed that the right rudder cable, part number PC-00836, separated approximately mid-length resulting in the loss of rudder control.
The pilot attempted to land the aircraft at hnd, however aborted due to a crosswind. The pilot elected to fly the aircraft to Las Vegas mccarran airport (las) due to favorable wind conditions and landed on runway 19R. After landing the aircraft experienced a collapse of both main landing gear.
The aircraft experienced substantial damage. No post crash fire was reported. Neither pilot nor passenger reported injuries.
As the FAA filed it
ON 10-26-2014 AN EXTRA 300 AIRCRAFT, N763DT, CONDUCTING A COMMERCIAL FLIGHT UNDER 14 CFR PART 91, EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF RUDDER CONTROL WHILE RECOVERING FROM AN AEROBATIC SPIN MANEUVER.
EXAMINATION OF THE FLIGHT CONTROLS REVEALED THAT THE RIGHT RUDDER CABLE, PART NUMBER PC-00836, SEPARATED APPROXIMATELY MID-LENGTH RESULTING IN THE LOSS OF RUDDER CONTROL.
THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT AT HND, HOWEVER ABORTED DUE TO A CROSSWIND. THE PILOT ELECTED TO FLY THE AIRCRAFT TO LAS VEGAS MCCARRAN AIRPORT (LAS) DUE TO FAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS AND LANDED ON RUNWAY 19R. AFTER LANDING THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A COLLAPSE OF BOTH MAIN LANDING GEAR.
THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. NO POST CRASH FIRE WAS REPORTED. NEITHER PILOT NOR PASSENGER REPORTED INJURIES.
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