What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On takeoff aircraft began to roll right, unresponsive to flight control. Right wing and gear hit ground. (.4)the pilot said that right after takeoff at approximately 30 feet above ground level (AGL), the airplane entered a right turn. The airplane did not respond to the pilot's control inputs. The pilot reduced power and pitch. The airplane's right wing struck the ground followed by the right main landing gear. The airplane subsequently ground looped before coming to a stop. Examination of airplane showed that both ailerons were rigged improperly. The aileron control cables had been attached to the wrong side of the bellcranks. This flight on which the accident occurred was the first flight of the airplane following an annual inspection preformed on July 19, 1996. (-23) this was the first flight out of a recover and annual inspection. The pilot was departing runway 22, at 30 feet altitude the aircraft made an uncommanded right turn. The pilot tried to correct to the left. The aircraft continued to the right, the pilot closed the throttle and the aircraft stru ck the ground with the right wing first. It spun around 270 degrees and came to rest 150 feet from the edge of the runway.
As the FAA filed it
ON TAKEOFF AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO ROLL RIGHT, UNRESPONSIVE TO FLIGHT CONTROL. RIGHT WING AND GEAR HIT GROUND. (.4)THE PILOT SAID THAT RIGHT AFTER TAKEOFF AT APPROXIMATELY 30 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL (AGL), THE AIRPLANE ENTERED A RIGHT TURN. THE AIRPLANE DID NOT RESPOND TO THE PILOT'S CONTROL INPUTS. THE PILOT REDUCED POWER AND PITCH. THE AIRPLANE'S RIGHT WING STRUCK THE GROUND FOLLOWED BY THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR. THE AIRPLANE SUBSEQUENTLY GROUND LOOPED BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. EXAMINATION OF AIRPLANE SHOWED THAT BOTH AILERONS WERE RIGGED IMPROPERLY. THE AILERON CONTROL CABLES HAD BEEN ATTACHED TO THE WRONG SIDE OF THE BELLCRANKS. THIS FLIGHT ON WHICH THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED WAS THE FIRST FLIGHT OF THE AIRPLANE FOLLOWING AN ANNUAL INSPECTION PREFORMED ON JULY 19, 1996. (-23) THIS WAS THE FIRST FLIGHT OUT OF A RECOVER AND ANNUAL INSPECTION. THE PILOT WAS DEPARTING RUNWAY 22, AT 30 FEET ALTITUDE THE AIRCRAFT MADE AN UNCOMMANDED RIGHT TURN. THE PILOT TRIED TO CORRECT TO THE LEFT. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO THE RIGHT, THE PILOT CLOSED THE THROTTLE AND THE AIRCRAFT STRU CK THE GROUND WITH THE RIGHT WING FIRST. IT SPUN AROUND 270 DEGREES AND CAME TO REST 150 FEET FROM THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY.
NTSB investigation
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