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Re: Rudder Malfunction Suspected In Fatal Cessna 310 Crash - AVweb

 

The report says:
Initial examination of the wreckage revealed that the rudder cables failed due to tension overload, and the rudder trim was set to a significant left input.?

I can identify with that. In my case and in this case the airplane was not trimmed properly prior to takeoff. Apparently, the pilot (in both cases) did not recognize the out of trim condition prior to the flight.?

What bothers me about the 310 mishap is the aircraft never climbed more than a few hundred feet. There is no indication the elevator was affected. Altitude can be your friend, giving you time to sort out the problem. Differential power can help a lot, too, in a case like this.



On Fri, May 9, 2025 at 09:23 David Erickson via <Davidgerickson66=[email protected]> wrote:

Certainly an ugly way for three souls to depart the pattern and planet!

For some potentially offensive Monday morning quarterbacking:

I thought bank angle -- not the rudder -- makes an aircraft turn?

"Air traffic control audio captured a pilot reporting an issue with the rudder, stating they were only able to make left turns."

Shouldn't you be able to develop "dead feet" in this situation and split the power a bit between those Continental IO-470/520s to do what you need to, even if the rudder was locked/completely inoperative for some reason?


On Fri, May 9, 2025, 8:17 AM Timothy Higgins via <timothyahiggins=[email protected]> wrote:
Another post-maintenance failure?!...

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Take care,

Tim H.
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