What was found
UPON LANDING, PILOT REPORTED NO CONTROL OF TAIL WHEEL STEERING AND SUBSEQUENT LOSS OF CONTROL. VISUAL INSPECTION REVEALED RUDDER TO TAIL WHEEL STEERING ARM HAD BROKEN JUST OB OF A PREVIOUS WELD/BRAZE REPAIR.
- Difficulty date
- April 28, 2005
- Submitted
- May 25, 2005
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N7053K
- Make and model
- Piper PA20
- Aircraft serial
- 20160
- Aircraft time
- 1,632 hours
- Engine
- Lyc O290*
- System (JASC)
- 3250 · Landing Gear Steering System
- Part
- Arm
- Part number
- 485615
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Tail Steering
- Part time
- 1,632 hours
- Stage of operation
- LD
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.