Pilgrim Samuel W Jr RV-6 N56SP

Summary

On 25 July 2009 at about 17:30 local time, a Pilgrim Samuel W Jr RV-6 registered N56SP, operated by Berry Damon R, was involved in an accident near Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

25 July 2009 at 17:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States

Nearest airport

Witman Regional Airport (OSH)

Coordinates

43.9850, -88.5617

Aircraft

Pilgrim Samuel W Jr RV-6

Registration

N56SP

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Berry Damon R

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Muscatine → Oshkosh

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN09LA463

Nobody was injured.

The failure of the rudder pedal which resulted in the pilot's inability to maintain directional control of the aircraft.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that during the landing roll the right rudder pedal welds failed. The airplane turned to the left into the wind and departed the left side of the runway. Because he had no right rudder or right brake authority, the pilot applied left rudder and brake in order to avoid a ditch which paralleled the runway. The right main gear collapsed and the firewall was damaged. Inspection of the airplane revealed the left seat, right rudder pedal had failed. The rudder pedals were tubular and the upper welds where the vertical tubes are connected to the cross-member had failed.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.