# Incident 19960802020499I: Piper PA24250, Norwood, CO, August 2, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 1996, 11:30 local time
- Place: Norwood, CO
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.1284° N, 108.2922° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Norwood, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1284&lon=-108.2922&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1223, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1223) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,120 total, 544 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960802020499I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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