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When the adjustable rudder pedals came out of their detent on takeoff; the pilot of a lancair encountered control problems and resultant sloppy flight path control on the flight which was continued to its original destination some 310 NM to the east.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 823469 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200902 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Lancair Undifferentiated |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Takeoff |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Rudder Pedal |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Multiengine |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 6 Flight Crew Total 18600 Flight Crew Type 3 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Ground Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence |
Narrative:
After purchasing a lancair 360; I took off on an IFR flight plan. On the takeoff roll; when passing 80 KTS; both adjustable rudder pedals suddenly came out of their detent. I nearly ran off the runway; but managed to get airborne. It was safer to fly than to stop with no rudder control and essentially no brakes. While being vectored and told to climb to 6;000 ft; I overshot my altitude and was very sloppy in maintaining a course because I had control problems and was experiencing moderate turbulence. As I climbed to 11;000 ft; I gradually got this under control and proceeded to ZZZ. There I effected repairs to rudder adjustment mechanism. My apparent ineptitude on climbout was a combination of control problems and turbulence.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: When the adjustable rudder pedals came out of their detent on takeoff; the pilot of a Lancair encountered control problems and resultant sloppy flight path control on the flight which was continued to its original destination some 310 NM to the east.
Narrative: After purchasing a Lancair 360; I took off on an IFR flight plan. On the takeoff roll; when passing 80 KTS; both adjustable rudder pedals suddenly came out of their detent. I nearly ran off the runway; but managed to get airborne. It was safer to fly than to stop with no rudder control and essentially no brakes. While being vectored and told to climb to 6;000 FT; I overshot my altitude and was very sloppy in maintaining a course because I had control problems and was experiencing moderate turbulence. As I climbed to 11;000 FT; I gradually got this under control and proceeded to ZZZ. There I effected repairs to rudder adjustment mechanism. My apparent ineptitude on climbout was a combination of control problems and turbulence.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.