# Accident 19980627031099A: Amtr MURPHYREBEL, Arlington, WA, June 27, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 27, 1998, 13:00 local time
- Place: Arlington, WA
- Airport: Arlington Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.1791° N, 121.6694° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.1791&lon=-121.6694&mi=10
- Aircraft: N265KK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N265KK-2010-10-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Koster Ken MURPHY REBEL (registry code 05605FD, https://openairdocs.org/model/koster-ken-murphy-rebel) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR MURPHYREBEL
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 25,000 total, 2 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA98LA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA98LA111) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980627031099A

## Narrative

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

(.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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA98LA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA98LA111), Jun 27, 1998: Koster Murphy Rebel (N265KK), Arlington, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot/builder's attachment inadequate installation of the aileron control pushrods to the control stick assembly, resulting in the ailerons deflecting in a direction opposite of the input applied…

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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