What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(.4)Just after liftoff on its first flight after completion of construction, the aircraft started to roll slowly to the right. The pilot applied left aileron, but the aircraft rolled further to the right. The pilot then cut the power and attempted to land with full left rudder and significant left aileron applied. As the aircraft slowed, it rolled left and dropped onto the runway surface. A post-accident inspection of the aircraft revealed that the builder/pilot had rigged the ailerons backwards during construction (attached pushrods to the wrong control stick assembly holes), so that moving the stick to the left would cause the aircraft to roll to the right.. (-23) lost control during takeoff, runway 34.
As the FAA filed it
(.4)JUST AFTER LIFTOFF ON ITS FIRST FLIGHT AFTER COMPLETION OF CONSTRUCTION, THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO ROLL SLOWLY TO THE RIGHT. THE PILOT APPLIED LEFT AILERON, BUT THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED FURTHER TO THE RIGHT. THE PILOT THEN CUT THE POWER AND ATTEMPTED TO LAND WITH FULL LEFT RUDDER AND SIGNIFICANT LEFT AILERON APPLIED. AS THE AIRCRAFT SLOWED, IT ROLLED LEFT AND DROPPED ONTO THE RUNWAY SURFACE. A POST-ACCIDENT INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED THAT THE BUILDER/PILOT HAD RIGGED THE AILERONS BACKWARDS DURING CONSTRUCTION (ATTACHED PUSHRODS TO THE WRONG CONTROL STICK ASSEMBLY HOLES), SO THAT MOVING THE STICK TO THE LEFT WOULD CAUSE THE AIRCRAFT TO ROLL TO THE RIGHT.. (-23) LOST CONTROL DURING TAKEOFF, RUNWAY 34.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.