Service difficulty report · Control Unit · Amtr KISTR1

Difficulty date
May 26, 2012
Submitted
January 23, 2013
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N501RW
Make and model
Amtr KISTR1
Aircraft serial
051
Aircraft time
500 hours
Part
Control Unit
Condition
Broken
Location
Rudder
Part time
500 hours
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

ACFT WAS DOING A WHEEL LANDING. DURING ROLL OUT, THE PILOT REALIZED THAT HE DID NOT HAVE CONTROL OF THE LT BRAKE OR LT RUDDER. THE ACFT VEERED OFF OF THE RUNWAY COLLIDING WITH A DIRT BERM AND COMING TO REST AGAINST A FENCE. THE PILOT NOTICED THAT THE INTERCONNECT TUBE FOR THE RUDDER PEDALS HAD BROKEN AT THE WELDED ATTACH POINT ON THE LT RUDDER PEDAL IN THE LT SEAT POSITION. THIS CAUSED THE MECHANICAL CONNECTION BETWEEN THE PEDAL, THE RUDDER AND THE LT BRAKE TO BE LOST. THE OWNER/PILOT HAD NO RECOLLECTION OF A PREVIOUS REPAIR TO THIS JOINT. MX RECORDS DID NOT INDICATE ANY PROEVIOUS REPAIRS EITHER.