c-152 rudder???

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There was an accident here in Canada that resulted in a Canadian
AD forcing modification of the stops. A student and instructor were
killed when the rudder locked hard over when entering a practice spin
and they couldn't stop the rotation, thereby preventing spin recovery.

That was already posted on this thread. However, that aircraft had lots
of unrepaired and mismaintenance with regard to the tail that exacerbated
the problem. Still getting back to the original assertion, had they not
been in a spin already when it locked up, it probably wouldn't have been
an issue.

No, it wouldn't, but it's still not safe. If things are that
worn and beat up, what else on the airplane is waiting to bite someone?
Further, if a pilot inadvertently enters an incipient spin because of
mishandling, he will, if trained properly, use opposite rudder to
recover, and he might do it fast and hard and get rudder lockup and
control loss.
In Canada spin training is mandatory for Commercial students. The
airplanes have to be maintained properly, like they should be anyway. I
see lots of horror stories when I look at some neglected airplanes that
are still being flown, and wonder why there aren't more accidents.
Dan

wrote:
No, it wouldn't, but it's still not safe. If things are that
worn and beat up, what else on the airplane is waiting to bite someone?

Much indeed. Did you read the report? That aircraft had other
serious problems: eppenage structural damage repaired with tape,
rudder cable tension problems, etc...