# Incident 20160821013399I: Zivko Aeronautics Inc EDGE 540-T, Delano, CA, August 21, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 2016, 17:00 local time
- Place: Delano, CA
- Airport: Delano
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.7456° N, 119.2365° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DELANO MUNI (DLO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7456&lon=-119.2365&mi=10
- Aircraft: N921TT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N921TT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Zivko Aeronautics EDGE 540-T (registry code 05607SQ, https://openairdocs.org/model/zivko-aeronautics-edge-540-t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ZIVKO AERONAUTICS INC EDGE 540-T
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540 SER
- 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/20160821013399I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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