Accident Piper PA-28R-180 N4537J, Thursday 25 October 1990

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Date:	Thursday 25 October 1990
Time:	12:10 LT
Type:	Piper PA-28R-180
Owner/operator:	Crabtree Aircraft Co. Inc.
Registration:	N4537J
MSN:	287R-30396
Engine model:	Lycoming IO-360-B1E
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Eufaula, OK - United States of America
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:	Guthrie, OK (KGOK)
Destination airport:
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
THE PILOT MADE A NORMAL LANDING. DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE PILOT WAS NOT ABLE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE AND IT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH FOUR RUNWAY LIGHTS, A SIGN, AND A BENCH. THE RIGHT FRONT SEAT PASSENGER HAD INADVERTENTLY DROPPED A CAMERA CASE WHICH RESTRICTED THE RIGHT RUDDER PEDAL'S MOVEMENT.

Probable Cause: A RESTRICTION IN THE MOVEMENT OF THE RIGHT RUDDER PEDAL. THE RESTRICTION RESULTED FROM A PASSENGER'S INADVERTENT PLACEMENT OF AN OBJECT ON THE COCKPIT'S FLOOR.

Accident investigation: