FORT SMITH, AR, USA
N31900
PIPER PA-28-161
IMMEDIATELY AFTER TAKEOFF, THE STUDENT PILOT PERFORMING HIS FIRST SUPERVISED SOLO FLIGHT, SAID THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN A LEFT TURN. HE SAID THE RUDDER PEDALS FELT INOPERATIVE. HE REDUCED POWER AND LANDED ADJACENT THE RUNWAY SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGING THE ACFT. SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION REVEALED NO CONTROL MALFUNCTION, NOR LACK OF CONTINUITY OF THE CONTROL SYSTEMS.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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