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Accident Briefs—May 2025

Plane and Pilot

Examination of the cable revealed that it did not meet the airplane manufacturers specifications for the rudder control system, and that the cable displayed evidence of fatigue due to an excessive bending angle at the pulley. The pilot set up for an off-airport landing, and notified air traffic control of his intentions to land in a field.