NONE · CESSNA 560XL · 2010-12-01 · Toledo, OH, USA
Event
NTSB number
CEN11IA087
Event ID
20101201X83220
Type
Incident
Date
2010-12-01
Location
Toledo, OH, USA
Coordinates
41.586944, -83.807777
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
3
Total aboard
3
Aircraft
Make
CESSNA
Model
560XL
Registration
N607QS
FAR Part
135
Engines
2
Damage
—
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The manufacturer's inadequate initial design and subsequent modifications of the tailcone, which allowed moisture to collect and freeze around rudder cables during flight levels above the freezing level and resulted in a loss of rudder authority. Contributing to the accident was the lack of oversight of the manufacturer's design and production by the Federal Aviation Administration.