SDR 99ZZZX4013

Service difficulty report · Control Cable · Cessna 210D

Difficulty date
April 5, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N2340F
Make and model
Cessna 210D
Aircraft serial
21058540
Part
Control Cable
Part number
S12203A
Condition
Failed
Location
Mixture Control
Part time
99 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

MIXTURE CABLE BROKE IN-FLIGHT CAUSING FORCED OFF-FIELD LANDING AND SUBSEQUENT INJURIES TO PILOT AND PASSENGER, AND DESTRUCTION OF THE AIRCRAFT. MIXTURE CABLE HAD BEEN REPLACED LESS THAN ONE YEAR PRIOR AND 99 FLIGHT HOURS HAD BEEN ACCUMULATED. THE CABLE SHOWED SIGNS OF BEING RIGGED INCORRECTLY. AD 85-03-01 AND SL SE 69-16 PERTAIN TO THIS AREA, BUT ARE ONLY ONE-TIME COMPLIANCE.

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