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FAA incident report · Rahm Jeff Lancair IV-P · Hayward, WI · April 22, 2020

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Date
April 22, 2020 · 11:05 local
Place
Hayward, WI
Airport
Sawyer County
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N318CG
Reported as
Rahm Jeff Lancair IV-P
Reported engine
Continental TSIO-550-E
People aboard
2
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.

N318CG left home base mankato, MN (kmkt) for Hayward, WI (khyr) flying 50 minutes. The PIC lined up for a full stop to rwy 03. Winds were 120/10G18 so a direct right crosswind. The aircraft was crabbed into the wind. Crossing the threshold the pilot stepped on left rudder pedal to orient the nose alignment with the runway, and inputted right wing down aileron for the crosswind. Just prior to touch down the pilot heard a pop and lost and the left pedal went all the way forward. The airplane touched down and began a drift toward the right side of the runway. The PIC stated the left pedal was gone and he could not adjust back to the left. As the aircraft departed the runway it struck a runway light. Leaving the prepared terrain the PIC performed an emergency shutdown. The aircraft continued in the grass for 600 ft on a heading of 320. It ultimately stopped when the right main mount sank in the mud collapsing and the nose gear collapsed. Minor damage to the aircraft; prop, small fuselage rwy light impact and landing gear. FAA post incident maintenance inspection did reveal broken rudder cable.

As the FAA filed it

N318CG LEFT HOME BASE MANKATO, MN (KMKT) FOR HAYWARD, WI (KHYR) FLYING 50 MINUTES. THE PIC LINED UP FOR A FULL STOP TO RWY 03. WINDS WERE 120/10G18 SO A DIRECT RIGHT CROSSWIND. THE AIRCRAFT WAS CRABBED INTO THE WIND. CROSSING THE THRESHOLD THE PILOT STEPPED ON LEFT RUDDER PEDAL TO ORIENT THE NOSE ALIGNMENT WITH THE RUNWAY, AND INPUTTED RIGHT WING DOWN AILERON FOR THE CROSSWIND. JUST PRIOR TO TOUCH DOWN THE PILOT HEARD A POP AND LOST AND THE LEFT PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY FORWARD. THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN AND BEGAN A DRIFT TOWARD THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE PIC STATED THE LEFT PEDAL WAS GONE AND HE COULD NOT ADJUST BACK TO THE LEFT. AS THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY IT STRUCK A RUNWAY LIGHT. LEAVING THE PREPARED TERRAIN THE PIC PERFORMED AN EMERGENCY SHUTDOWN. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED IN THE GRASS FOR 600 FT ON A HEADING OF 320. IT ULTIMATELY STOPPED WHEN THE RIGHT MAIN MOUNT SANK IN THE MUD COLLAPSING AND THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT; PROP, SMALL FUSELAGE RWY LIGHT IMPACT AND LANDING GEAR. FAA POST INCIDENT MAINTENANCE INSPECTION DID REVEAL BROKEN RUDDER CABLE.