A light sport sea ray amphibian pilot reported that the rudder control cable departed an aft empennage roller and made right rudder movements difficult so he declared an emergency and landed.

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Attributes
ACN	989605
Time
Date	201201
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Light Sport Aircraft
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Initial Approach
Route In Use	Visual Approach
Flight Plan	VFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Rudder Control System
Person 1
Function	Single Pilot
Qualification	Flight Crew Private
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical

Narrative:

Made an emergency landing airport. Trouble with right rudder control. Landed without incident.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A light sport Sea Ray amphibian pilot reported that the rudder control cable departed an aft empennage roller and made right rudder movements difficult so he declared an emergency and landed.

Narrative: Made an emergency landing airport. Trouble with right rudder control. Landed without incident.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.