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Accident · Substantial damage
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FAA accident report · Beech 95 · Yuma, AZ · November 17, 2023

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Date
November 17, 2023 · 20:25 local
Place
Yuma, AZ
Airport
Yuma Mcas/Yuma International
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2024C
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR24LA038
Reported as
Beech 95
Reported engine
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
70 in this make and model164 in the last 90 days
N2024CRegistered now · Beech 95S/N TD-198 · Built 1959Airframe modelBeech 95Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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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 that departed runway 35 with a normal takeoff without incident to the north and contacted Yuma departure for flight following. On climb out, student advised the instructor that he felt something on the rudder pedals. The instructor took the controls and did not notice anything initially. Shortly thereafter, the instructor felt the left and right rudder pedal, pulsating lightly. The pulsating got more predominant quickly. The instructor advised student to declare an emergency with Yuma departure, and immediately started to turn back to the airport. As the instructor rolled out to the airport, the rudder pedals were pulsating back and forth without control. The airplane started to shake violently, and instructor ran the engine inoperative procedure. Realizing they still had both engines, the instructor reduced power immediately and continued to the airport. Then without warning, when about approximately 10-13 miles from the airport, the windshield separated from the aircraft. Aircraft landed straight in runway 17 without incident.

FAA inspector inspected aircraft on 11/21/2023, at Yuma knyl looked for distortion in fuselage and damaged around windshield frame. No structural damage or distortion was noted. Some minor damage noted on the faring at the forward rudder to fuselage location. Inspection found that the rudder trim tab rod, forward rod end separated at the jam nut. Rod end was sent to NTSB for metallurgical examination.

This report will be amended if NTSB metallurgical examination yeilds any different information.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT REPORTED THAT DEPARTED RUNWAY 35 WITH A NORMAL TAKEOFF WITHOUT INCIDENT TO THE NORTH AND CONTACTED YUMA DEPARTURE FOR FLIGHT FOLLOWING. ON CLIMB OUT, STUDENT ADVISED THE INSTRUCTOR THAT HE FELT SOMETHING ON THE RUDDER PEDALS. THE INSTRUCTOR TOOK THE CONTROLS AND DID NOT NOTICE ANYTHING INITIALLY. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, THE INSTRUCTOR FELT THE LEFT AND RIGHT RUDDER PEDAL, PULSATING LIGHTLY. THE PULSATING GOT MORE PREDOMINANT QUICKLY. THE INSTRUCTOR ADVISED STUDENT TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY WITH YUMA DEPARTURE, AND IMMEDIATELY STARTED TO TURN BACK TO THE AIRPORT. AS THE INSTRUCTOR ROLLED OUT TO THE AIRPORT, THE RUDDER PEDALS WERE PULSATING BACK AND FORTH WITHOUT CONTROL. THE AIRPLANE STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY, AND INSTRUCTOR RAN THE ENGINE INOPERATIVE PROCEDURE. REALIZING THEY STILL HAD BOTH ENGINES, THE INSTRUCTOR REDUCED POWER IMMEDIATELY AND CONTINUED TO THE AIRPORT. THEN WITHOUT WARNING, WHEN ABOUT APPROXIMATELY 10-13 MILES FROM THE AIRPORT, THE WINDSHIELD SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT. AIRCRAFT LANDED STRAIGHT IN RUNWAY 17 WITHOUT INCIDENT.

FAA INSPECTOR INSPECTED AIRCRAFT ON 11/21/2023, AT YUMA KNYL LOOKED FOR DISTORTION IN FUSELAGE AND DAMAGED AROUND WINDSHIELD FRAME. NO STRUCTURAL DAMAGE OR DISTORTION WAS NOTED. SOME MINOR DAMAGE NOTED ON THE FARING AT THE FORWARD RUDDER TO FUSELAGE LOCATION. INSPECTION FOUND THAT THE RUDDER TRIM TAB ROD, FORWARD ROD END SEPARATED AT THE JAM NUT. ROD END WAS SENT TO NTSB FOR METALLURGICAL EXAMINATION.

THIS REPORT WILL BE AMENDED IF NTSB METALLURGICAL EXAMINATION YEILDS ANY DIFFERENT INFORMATION.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB WPR24LA038Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportYuma, AZAeroelastic flutter of the rudder control surface during the takeoff initial climb for reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence, which resulted in the fracture of the rudder trim control rod end in flight.Nov 18, 2023 · Substantial damage

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