# NTSB Incident CEN11IA111
> **CESSNA 560XL** · 2010-12-13 · Birmingham, AL, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN11IA111
- **Event ID:** 20101216X13836
- **Type:** Incident
- **Date:** 2010-12-13
- **Location:** Birmingham, AL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.563888, -86.75222
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 3
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 560XL
- **Registration:** N498AB
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** —
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The manufacturer's inadequate initial design and inadequate subsequent modifications of the tailcone, which allowed moisture to collect and freeze around rudder cables during operations in subfreezing temperatures, resulting in a loss of rudder authority during landing.

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