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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Zivko Aeronautics EDGE 540-T · Delano, CA · August 21, 2016

Date
August 21, 2016 · 17:00 local
Place
Delano, CA
Airport
Delano
Phase of flight
Maneuver
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N921TT
Reported as
Zivko Aeronautics Edge 540-T
Reported engine
Lycoming IO-540 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot reported rudder cable broken in flight. Executed emergency landing sucessfully, with partial directional control available through a combination of right rudder and left brake application. Only minor damages to propeller tips caused by runway contact, and minor damages to lower cowling from prop tip debris. No injuries.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT REPORTED RUDDER CABLE BROKEN IN FLIGHT. EXECUTED EMERGENCY LANDING SUCESSFULLY, WITH PARTIAL DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AVAILABLE THROUGH A COMBINATION OF RIGHT RUDDER AND LEFT BRAKE APPLICATION. ONLY MINOR DAMAGES TO PROPELLER TIPS CAUSED BY RUNWAY CONTACT, AND MINOR DAMAGES TO LOWER COWLING FROM PROP TIP DEBRIS. NO INJURIES.