aviatoreb Posted September 26, 2024 Report Posted September 26, 2024 https://www.faasafety.gov/files/notices/2024/Sep/2024-09-25_Mooney_Control_Wheel.pdf Who here could control - and land - a Mooney by reaching over and manipulating the other control yoke in front of the other pilot position. Scary! How general is this incident? I bet an AD will follow. 2
1980Mooney Posted September 26, 2024 Report Posted September 26, 2024 13 minutes ago, aviatoreb said: https://www.faasafety.gov/files/notices/2024/Sep/2024-09-25_Mooney_Control_Wheel.pdf Who here could control - and land - a Mooney by reaching over and manipulating the other control yoke in front of the other pilot position. Scary! How general is this incident? I bet an AD will follow. And replacement of all the yokes with new parts that don’t exist….Yikes is right.
LANCECASPER Posted September 26, 2024 Report Posted September 26, 2024 56 minutes ago, aviatoreb said: https://www.faasafety.gov/files/notices/2024/Sep/2024-09-25_Mooney_Control_Wheel.pdf Who here could control - and land - a Mooney by reaching over and manipulating the other control yoke in front of the other pilot position. Scary! How general is this incident? I bet an AD will follow. 1
N204TA Posted September 26, 2024 Report Posted September 26, 2024 4 hours ago, aviatoreb said: Who here could control - and land - a Mooney by reaching over and manipulating the other control yoke in front of the other pilot position. Scary! I did it, January 19, 2023. Good times. 3 1
201Mooniac Posted September 26, 2024 Report Posted September 26, 2024 Wow, I was thinking it was the yoke casting that cracked, I didn't realize it was the shaft. Must have been a scary situation.
Hector Posted September 26, 2024 Report Posted September 26, 2024 The picture in the airworthiness sheet shows the yoke being cracked. Either can happen I suppose Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1
Shadrach Posted September 26, 2024 Report Posted September 26, 2024 13 minutes ago, N204TA said: I did it, January 19, 2023. Good times. Did you change seats or fly side saddle? 1
N204TA Posted September 27, 2024 Report Posted September 27, 2024 2 hours ago, Shadrach said: Did you change seats or fly side saddle? I pretended that I was in a Cirrus or Airbus and just flew side stick. I was pretty close to home so it looks worse than it was. Like a good owner, I was more upset by the looming repair cost. 2 5
corn_flake Posted September 27, 2024 Report Posted September 27, 2024 That's good one. I need to add this to my regular practice. Flying the yolk on the right while sitting in pilot seat. 18 hours ago, N204TA said: I pretended that I was in a Cirrus or Airbus and just flew side stick. I was pretty close to home so it looks worse than it was. Like a good owner, I was more upset by the looming repair cost.
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