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Private pilot of a C152 experienced a jammed rudder at about 50 ft AGL after takeoff. Reporter declared an emergency and returned to land.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 378952 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199709 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : lwm |
| State Reference | MA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 50 agl bound upper : 50 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : lwm |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Cessna 152 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial other other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 17 flight time total : 127 flight time type : 2 |
| ASRS Report | 378952 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : non radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : provided flight assist flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
After normal preflight and runup, rudder jammed in slight right rudder at 50 ft AGL. Declared emergency. Flew square pattern back to runway 32 -- to make use of wind to wxvane aircraft to landing. ATC at lwm very helpful in clearing area and offers of equipment and runway choice. Aircraft returned to owner without damage. Cfii of owner mentioned previous difficulty with rudder jam!
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PVT PLT OF A C152 EXPERIENCED A JAMMED RUDDER AT ABOUT 50 FT AGL AFTER TKOF. RPTR DECLARED AN EMER AND RETURNED TO LAND.
Narrative: AFTER NORMAL PREFLT AND RUNUP, RUDDER JAMMED IN SLIGHT R RUDDER AT 50 FT AGL. DECLARED EMER. FLEW SQUARE PATTERN BACK TO RWY 32 -- TO MAKE USE OF WIND TO WXVANE ACFT TO LNDG. ATC AT LWM VERY HELPFUL IN CLRING AREA AND OFFERS OF EQUIP AND RWY CHOICE. ACFT RETURNED TO OWNER WITHOUT DAMAGE. CFII OF OWNER MENTIONED PREVIOUS DIFFICULTY WITH RUDDER JAM!
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.