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C210C pilot had the aircraft plastic control wheel shatter just after takeoff. This also rendered the VHF communication inoperative. He entered class B in the confusion.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 587247 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200307 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : awo.airport |
| State Reference | WA |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : s46.tracon tower : olm.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Cessna 120 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial climbout : intermediate altitude climbout : takeoff |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 27.4 flight time total : 2344 flight time type : 1025 |
| ASRS Report | 586247 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | observation : passenger |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical airspace violation : entry cabin event : passenger illness inflight encounter : vfr in imc inflight encounter : weather non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : overcame equipment problem flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : exited adverse environment flight crew : landed in emergency condition |
| Consequence | faa : investigated faa : reviewed incident with flight crew other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Weather |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
We had just lifted off at awo and was pulling back on pilot's control to climb when all of a sudden pilot's control wheel snapped and shattered along with push to talk switch. I now had no way to call on radio and continued to climb VFR to southwest VFR on top. I was headed for pwt to avoid class B airspace due to IMC south of sea tac airport and turbulence, making it hard to hold what was left of control wheel. When I reached 8500 ft MSL, my wife was having trouble breathing so a descent was made to try and scud run past olm. WX there was below MVFR, when I finally found an old microphone behind seat and called olympia. I was advised of WX and told of possible class B violation and to call land line. I advised olympia tower of busted push to talk switch and control wheel. Returned to tiw tacoma, washington in VFR. Landed and had repairs made to control wheel and push to talk switch. Continued VFR to 7s5 independence, or. This plane is a 40 yr old cessna 210 with original plastic control wheels. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the pilot flew the aircraft by holding the control wheel stub. With a little practice he became proficient at it. The pilot did not declare an emergency. After landing, the pilot removed the shattered control wheel and replaced it with the one on the right side. After arriving at his home airport, he replaced both control wheels with aluminum ones. The pilot was asked to contact the local FSDO office to explain actions and the problem. The pilot has also contacted the aircraft manufacturer and the aircraft owners assoc.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: C210C PLT HAD THE ACFT PLASTIC CTL WHEEL SHATTER JUST AFTER TKOF. THIS ALSO RENDERED THE VHF COM INOP. HE ENTERED CLASS B IN THE CONFUSION.
Narrative: WE HAD JUST LIFTED OFF AT AWO AND WAS PULLING BACK ON PLT'S CTL TO CLB WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN PLT'S CTL WHEEL SNAPPED AND SHATTERED ALONG WITH PUSH TO TALK SWITCH. I NOW HAD NO WAY TO CALL ON RADIO AND CONTINUED TO CLB VFR TO SW VFR ON TOP. I WAS HEADED FOR PWT TO AVOID CLASS B AIRSPACE DUE TO IMC S OF SEA TAC ARPT AND TURB, MAKING IT HARD TO HOLD WHAT WAS LEFT OF CTL WHEEL. WHEN I REACHED 8500 FT MSL, MY WIFE WAS HAVING TROUBLE BREATHING SO A DSCNT WAS MADE TO TRY AND SCUD RUN PAST OLM. WX THERE WAS BELOW MVFR, WHEN I FINALLY FOUND AN OLD MIKE BEHIND SEAT AND CALLED OLYMPIA. I WAS ADVISED OF WX AND TOLD OF POSSIBLE CLASS B VIOLATION AND TO CALL LAND LINE. I ADVISED OLYMPIA TWR OF BUSTED PUSH TO TALK SWITCH AND CTL WHEEL. RETURNED TO TIW TACOMA, WASHINGTON IN VFR. LANDED AND HAD REPAIRS MADE TO CTL WHEEL AND PUSH TO TALK SWITCH. CONTINUED VFR TO 7S5 INDEPENDENCE, OR. THIS PLANE IS A 40 YR OLD CESSNA 210 WITH ORIGINAL PLASTIC CTL WHEELS. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE PLT FLEW THE ACFT BY HOLDING THE CTL WHEEL STUB. WITH A LITTLE PRACTICE HE BECAME PROFICIENT AT IT. THE PLT DID NOT DECLARE AN EMER. AFTER LNDG, THE PLT REMOVED THE SHATTERED CTL WHEEL AND REPLACED IT WITH THE ONE ON THE R SIDE. AFTER ARRIVING AT HIS HOME ARPT, HE REPLACED BOTH CTL WHEELS WITH ALUMINUM ONES. THE PLT WAS ASKED TO CONTACT THE LCL FSDO OFFICE TO EXPLAIN ACTIONS AND THE PROB. THE PLT HAS ALSO CONTACTED THE ACFT MANUFACTURER AND THE ACFT OWNERS ASSOC.
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.