Narrative:

While on a tour on the island of kauai, pilot experienced pedals sticking. He returned to lih airport and requested a runway for a run-on landing. He made 2 gars to get the wing at the right angle, then landed without incident or any damage to aircraft or 6 passenger. On the morning of feb/xa/01, I called operations inspector of the hnl FSDO FAA, our poi. I relayed the incident to him, told him that our a&P filed an FAA form 8010-4 'malfunction or defect report' and asked if there was anything else I needed to do or report. He said 'no' it was a precautionary, nothing else would be needed. On mar/xd/01, when I was reviewing the FARS, I noticed in the NTSB 830 that section 830.5 that I may have been required to notify NTSB directly. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter stated that the aircraft involved is an aerospatiale, AS350-ba, bought brand new by his company. The aircraft had approximately 5500 hours when the rudder pedals stuck during this incident. Maintenance changed out the yaw control cable which eliminated the problem. There was nothing obviously wrong with the old original cable. However, the new cable has approximately 700 hours now with no trouble. Reporter again discussed this incident with HSI poi and was told that he has reported properly and if any additional information is needed, the FAA or NTSB would request it.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AEROSPATIALE AS350 HELI PLT EXPERIENCED STICKING RUDDER PEDALS DURING APCH AND LNDG AFTER A SIGHTSEEING TOUR FLT. PLT REQUESTED CLRNC FROM THE TWR CTLR TO USE A RWY FOR A RUNNING LNDG WHICH TURNED OUT SUCCESSFUL.

Narrative: WHILE ON A TOUR ON THE ISLAND OF KAUAI, PLT EXPERIENCED PEDALS STICKING. HE RETURNED TO LIH ARPT AND REQUESTED A RWY FOR A RUN-ON LNDG. HE MADE 2 GARS TO GET THE WING AT THE R ANGLE, THEN LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT OR ANY DAMAGE TO ACFT OR 6 PAX. ON THE MORNING OF FEB/XA/01, I CALLED OPS INSPECTOR OF THE HNL FSDO FAA, OUR POI. I RELAYED THE INCIDENT TO HIM, TOLD HIM THAT OUR A&P FILED AN FAA FORM 8010-4 'MALFUNCTION OR DEFECT RPT' AND ASKED IF THERE WAS ANYTHING ELSE I NEEDED TO DO OR RPT. HE SAID 'NO' IT WAS A PRECAUTIONARY, NOTHING ELSE WOULD BE NEEDED. ON MAR/XD/01, WHEN I WAS REVIEWING THE FARS, I NOTICED IN THE NTSB 830 THAT SECTION 830.5 THAT I MAY HAVE BEEN REQUIRED TO NOTIFY NTSB DIRECTLY. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATED THAT THE ACFT INVOLVED IS AN AEROSPATIALE, AS350-BA, BOUGHT BRAND NEW BY HIS COMPANY. THE ACFT HAD APPROX 5500 HRS WHEN THE RUDDER PEDALS STUCK DURING THIS INCIDENT. MAINT CHANGED OUT THE YAW CTL CABLE WHICH ELIMINATED THE PROB. THERE WAS NOTHING OBVIOUSLY WRONG WITH THE OLD ORIGINAL CABLE. HOWEVER, THE NEW CABLE HAS APPROX 700 HRS NOW WITH NO TROUBLE. RPTR AGAIN DISCUSSED THIS INCIDENT WITH HSI POI AND WAS TOLD THAT HE HAS RPTED PROPERLY AND IF ANY ADDITIONAL INFO IS NEEDED, THE FAA OR NTSB WOULD REQUEST IT.

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.