BARDSTOWN, KY, USA
N7717F
CESSNA 150F
THE CFI FLEW ONE PATTERN WITH THE STUDENT AND SENT HIM SOLO.DURING THE ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF THE ACFT VEERED OFF THE RWY & HIT A DIRT BANK. THE STUDENT SAID THE RUDDER PEDALS WOULD NOT MOVE. REPORTEDLY A WRENCH WAS FOUND JAMMED IN THE RUDDER PEDALS. SOME MAINTENANCE HAD BEEN DONE EARLIER IN THE DAY BEHIND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CFI COMMENTED THAT THE RUDDERPEDALS HAD BEEN BINDING BEFORE HE GOT OUT OF THE ACFT.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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