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A pilot reports that his kitfox rudder pedal failed causing loss of control while taxiing and resulting in a ground collision with a tied down C206.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 746400 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200707 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft High Wing 1 Eng Fixed Gear |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Cessna Stationair/Turbo Stationair 6 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 38 flight time total : 4485 flight time type : 126 |
| ASRS Report | 746400 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe ground encounters other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Taxiing on the ramp at ZZZ. Tried to turn right and apply brakes to avoid C206 in tie-downs. Rudder pedal failed on my kitfox causing loss of control. Collision damaged right wing and aileron of cessna. Kitfox has damaged propeller; broken navigation/strobe light and broken rudder pedal.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A PILOT REPORTS THAT HIS KITFOX RUDDER PEDAL FAILED CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL WHILE TAXIING AND RESULTING IN A GND COLLISION WITH A TIED DOWN C206.
Narrative: TAXIING ON THE RAMP AT ZZZ. TRIED TO TURN R AND APPLY BRAKES TO AVOID C206 IN TIE-DOWNS. RUDDER PEDAL FAILED ON MY KITFOX CAUSING LOSS OF CTL. COLLISION DAMAGED R WING AND AILERON OF CESSNA. KITFOX HAS DAMAGED PROP; BROKEN NAV/STROBE LIGHT AND BROKEN RUDDER PEDAL.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.