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The pilot of an extra 300L lost control on the landing rollout when his passenger's foot wedged between a rudder pedal and the fuselage. The airplane suffered minor damage.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 961491 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201107 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Extra 200/300 Series |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Landing |
| Route In Use | None |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Rudder Control System |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Air Traffic Control Military 6 Air Traffic Control Non Radar 40 Air Traffic Control Radar 40 Flight Crew Last 90 Days 30 Flight Crew Total 5400 Flight Crew Type 200 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Passenger |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Ground Event / Encounter Ground Strike - Aircraft Inflight Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control |
Narrative:
Upon landing my passenger's shoe got stuck between the rudder pedal and fuselage which prevented me from being able to adequately control the plane upon touch down. The plane skidded which caused damage to the left main landing gear and minor paint scrapes under the wing and aileron.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: The pilot of an Extra 300L lost control on the landing rollout when his passenger's foot wedged between a rudder pedal and the fuselage. The airplane suffered minor damage.
Narrative: Upon landing my passenger's shoe got stuck between the rudder pedal and fuselage which prevented me from being able to adequately control the plane upon touch down. The plane skidded which caused damage to the left main landing gear and minor paint scrapes under the wing and aileron.
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.