A motionless skew detection system for an aircraft, comprising: a flight control surface of an aircraft wing, wherein the flight control surface includes opposing sides; two drive mechanisms for operating the flight control surface, wherein each of the two drive mechanisms are located on one of the opposing sides of the flight control surface and each of the two drive mechanisms include at least a first linkage including a first outer surface and a second linkage including a second outer surface; a first load sensor and a second load sensor for each of the two drive mechanisms, wherein the first load sensor is disposed along the first outer surface of the first linkage and the second load sensor is disposed along the second outer surface of the second linkage; and a control module in signal communication with the first load sensor and the second load sensor, the control module including control logic for: monitoring a load detected by the first load sensor and the second load sensor of each drive mechanism, and determining a total load of each of the two drive mechanisms based on the load detected by first load sensor and the second load sensor of each of the two drive mechanisms; and determining a freewheeling skew of the flight control surface in response to the total load of one of the two drive mechanisms exceeding the total load of a remaining one of the two drive mechanisms by a predetermined margin. a flight control surface of an aircraft wing, wherein the flight control surface includes opposing sides; two drive mechanisms for operating the flight control surface, wherein each of the two drive mechanisms are located on one of the opposing sides of the flight control surface and each of the two drive mechanisms include at least a first linkage including a first outer surface and a second linkage including a second outer surface; a first load sensor and a second load sensor for each of the two drive mechanisms, wherein the first load sensor is disposed along the first outer surface of the first linkage and the second load sensor is disposed along the second outer surface of the second linkage; and a control module in signal communication with the first load sensor and the second load sensor, the control module including control logic for: monitoring a load detected by the first load sensor and the second load sensor of each drive mechanism, and determining a total load of each of the two drive mechanisms based on the load detected by first load sensor and the second load sensor of each of the two drive mechanisms; and determining a freewheeling skew of the flight control surface in response to the total load of one of the two drive mechanisms exceeding the total load of a remaining one of the two drive mechanisms by a predetermined margin. monitoring a load detected by the first load sensor and the second load sensor of each drive mechanism, and determining a total load of each of the two drive mechanisms based on the load detected by first load sensor and the second load sensor of each of the two drive mechanisms; and determining a freewheeling skew of the flight control surface in response to the total load of one of the two drive mechanisms exceeding the total load of a remaining one of the two drive mechanisms by a predetermined margin.