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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-24-250 · Norwood, CO · August 2, 1996

Date: August 2, 1996 · 11:30 local
Place: Norwood, CO
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N1223
Reported as: Piper PA24250
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,120 total544 in this make and model21 in the last 90 days

N1223Registered now · Piper PA-24-250S/N 24-2906 · Built 1961 Airframe modelPiper PA-24-250 Engine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: aircraft was at 11,500 when the ailerons stopped responding to pilot inputs, the aircraft drifted to the right and went into a spin. The pilot was able to pull out of the spin and set the aircraft down in a field, located 2 NM se of Norwood, CO with the landing gear retracted. Investigation revealed that the right aileron control cable, aft was broken. This is a final report.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: AIRCRAFT WAS AT 11,500 WHEN THE AILERONS STOPPED RESPONDING TO PILOT INPUTS, THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED TO THE RIGHT AND WENT INTO A SPIN. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO PULL OUT OF THE SPIN AND SET THE AIRCRAFT DOWN IN A FIELD, LOCATED 2 NM SE OF NORWOOD, CO WITH THE LANDING GEAR RETRACTED. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE RIGHT AILERON CONTROL CABLE, AFT WAS BROKEN. THIS IS A FINAL REPORT.