19900221005749A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-31-350 · Greeley, CO · February 21, 1990

Date
February 21, 1990 · 08:15 local
Place
Greeley, CO
Airport
Greeley-Weld County Airport
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N3554P
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN90FA066
Reported as
Piper PA31350
Reported engine
Lycoming TIO540J2BD
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,455 total139 in this make and model

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What happened

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Right aileron control cable hooked up reversed. Result acted like elevators. Lost control. No preflight check.

As the FAA filed it

RIGHT AILERON CONTROL CABLE HOOKED UP REVERSED. RESULT ACTED LIKE ELEVATORS. LOST CONTROL. NO PREFLIGHT CHECK.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

Other reports on N3554P · 1

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