Cessna 650 N122EJ

Summary

On 9 August 2003 at about 17:14 local time, a Cessna 650 registered N122EJ was involved in an incident near Chesterfield, Missouri, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

9 August 2003 at 17:14

Classification

Incident

Location

Chesterfield, Missouri, United States

Nearest airport

Spirit of St. Louis (SUS)

Coordinates

38.6619, -90.6511

Aircraft

Cessna 650

Registration

N122EJ

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Positioning

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Chesterfield → Kirksville

Aircraft damage

Not recorded

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI03IA257

Nobody was injured.

A partial failure of the rudder control lock fairlead which jammed the rudder cable during takeoff.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The Citation's rudder jammed in the centered position just after liftoff. The flight crew reported they did not have any trouble controlling the airplane in flight. The crew stayed near the departure airport as they checked all the systems and attempted to free the rudder. Unable to free the rudder, they declared an emergency and returned to their departure airport where an uneventful landing was made. The rudder freed itself as the airplane touched down. Inspection of the airplane after the incident revealed that a rudder control locking system fairlead came out of its receptacle. One half of the fairlead was located and the other half was not. The located half was separated into 3 pieces.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.