ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 134779
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| Date: | Saturday 9 December 2000 |
| Time: | 18:00 |
| Type: |  Rutan VariEze |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N64592 |
| MSN: | 01 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2200 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Ingleside, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Corpus Christi, TX (CRP) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Night visual meteorological conditions prevailed when the airplane entered an uncommanded left roll while in the traffic pattern turning from upwind to crosswind. The left wing struck the ground and the airplane came to rest in brushy terrain, approximately 100 yards east of the runway. The FAA inspector examined the aircraft and observed that paint was missing from the rear edge of the rudder control arm, and manual movement of the rudder against the centering spring resulted in the cable eye hooking itself behind the rudder control arm. The airplane had accumulated 26 hours of flight time since the last condition inspection.
Probable Cause: the loss of control during takeoff initial climb due to the binding rudder, which restricted the pilot's control of the aircraft.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20010114X00298&key=1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Dec-2016 19:26 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 12-Dec-2017 19:35 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Cn, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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