It depends on what you mean by "that". Getting control surfaces actually reversed is not very common, but it does happen, typically after maintenance when a me

It depends on what you mean by "that". Getting control surfaces actually reversed is not very common, but it does happen, typically after maintenance when a mechanic inadvertently re-connects a control cable backwards. Control cables also can and do break, but that too is fairly rare. What is not rare is control mechanisms jamming. Here is an example: https://www.ntsb.gov/news/press-releases/Pages/NR20230928A.aspx https://www.ntsb.gov/news/press-releases/Pages/NR20230928A.a...