What happened
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On 4/30/2025 at 2300 hrs a Cessna 180 was doing a touch and go's at Duncan munincipal airport (duc), with 2 people on board, on the final landing the aircraft veered off to the right side of rwy 17. The pilot pushed on the LH rudder pedal and noticed no resistance on the rudder pedal. Aircraft continued to the right and off the side of the runway. The main landing gears tires came into contact with soft muddy soil causing the aircraft to flip and land on upside down. No injuries were sustained by the pilot and passanger. Aircraft sustained substatial damage to tail, wings and engine firewall. After further inspection it was found that the left rudder cable was broken.
As the FAA filed it
ON 4/30/2025 AT 2300 HRS A CESSNA 180 WAS DOING A TOUCH AND GO'S AT DUNCAN MUNINCIPAL AIRPORT (DUC), WITH 2 PEOPLE ON BOARD, ON THE FINAL LANDING THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF RWY 17. THE PILOT PUSHED ON THE LH RUDDER PEDAL AND NOTICED NO RESISTANCE ON THE RUDDER PEDAL. AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO THE RIGHT AND OFF THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE MAIN LANDING GEARS TIRES CAME INTO CONTACT WITH SOFT MUDDY SOIL CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP AND LAND ON UPSIDE DOWN. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED BY THE PILOT AND PASSANGER. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTATIAL DAMAGE TO TAIL, WINGS AND ENGINE FIREWALL. AFTER FURTHER INSPECTION IT WAS FOUND THAT THE LEFT RUDDER CABLE WAS BROKEN.
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