Crunch Alert (USA) - hugely serious but (apparently) non-fatal

On 5/1/2012 9:20 AM, Dan Marotta wrote:
I was in flight that day and recall hearing a few pilots asking if
anyone had heard from Angel lately. I didn't learn of his misfortune
until the next morning. From descriptions I've heard of the accident, it
sounds like a rudder cable broke. I have not seen the wreck and I'm not
a professional accident investigator, this is just my opinion based on
what I've heard. I've also looked at another JS-1 on the field and
there's a frayed rudder cable.


Where on the cable is it frayed? At the rudder? At the pedals?


It seems like all modern gliders use the same or a variation of the same
mechanism for connecting and adjusting rudder cables and pedals. You can
bet that, before my next flight in my LAK-17a, I'll be giving those
parts a very close look.

What I saw was approximately 6 inches forward of the forward bulkhead. Just
about where the cable enters the S-tube.


"Greg Arnold" wrote in message
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On 5/1/2012 9:20 AM, Dan Marotta wrote:
I was in flight that day and recall hearing a few pilots asking if
anyone had heard from Angel lately. I didn't learn of his misfortune
until the next morning. From descriptions I've heard of the accident, it
sounds like a rudder cable broke. I have not seen the wreck and I'm not
a professional accident investigator, this is just my opinion based on
what I've heard. I've also looked at another JS-1 on the field and
there's a frayed rudder cable.


Where on the cable is it frayed? At the rudder? At the pedals?


It seems like all modern gliders use the same or a variation of the same
mechanism for connecting and adjusting rudder cables and pedals. You can
bet that, before my next flight in my LAK-17a, I'll be giving those
parts a very close look.