What happened
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On departure from Ava, MO., acft swerved to right and pilot could not recover, crashed on airport property off rwy. (.19)on October 30, 1998, at 1130 central standard time, an amateur built acey deucy P70, N597HJ, sustained substantial damage following loss of control during initial climb on takeoff at Ava, Missouri. The pilot reported minor injuries. He said that this was his second flight in the airplane and that on liftoff he experienced a loss of roll authority. The personal 14 CFR part 91 flight was operating in visual meteorological conditions. No flight plan was on file. The flight was originating at the time of the accidnet with the intended destination of a private strip near gainesville, Missouri. (.4) the pilot purchased the amateur built airplane already constructed. On his first flight he reported a lack of aileron control at slow speed. He attempted to obtain the services of another pilot to fly the airplane and evaluate it. The other pilot made a high speed taxi test and then refused to fly the airplane. The owner/pilot then attempted a flight, lost control on liftoff and impacted the terrain. An inspection of the airplane after the a ccident revealed asymmetric deflection of the ailerons. The right aileron deflected 6' in either direction, while the left aileron deflected 3' in each direction.
As the FAA filed it
ON DEPARTURE FROM AVA, MO., ACFT SWERVED TO RIGHT AND PILOT COULD NOT RECOVER, CRASHED ON AIRPORT PROPERTY OFF RWY. (.19)ON OCTOBER 30, 1998, AT 1130 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, AN AMATEUR BUILT ACEY DEUCY P70, N597HJ, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE FOLLOWING LOSS OF CONTROL DURING INITIAL CLIMB ON TAKEOFF AT AVA, MISSOURI. THE PILOT REPORTED MINOR INJURIES. HE SAID THAT THIS WAS HIS SECOND FLIGHT IN THE AIRPLANE AND THAT ON LIFTOFF HE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF ROLL AUTHORITY. THE PERSONAL 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT WAS OPERATING IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS ON FILE. THE FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDNET WITH THE INTENDED DESTINATION OF A PRIVATE STRIP NEAR GAINESVILLE, MISSOURI. (.4) THE PILOT PURCHASED THE AMATEUR BUILT AIRPLANE ALREADY CONSTRUCTED. ON HIS FIRST FLIGHT HE REPORTED A LACK OF AILERON CONTROL AT SLOW SPEED. HE ATTEMPTED TO OBTAIN THE SERVICES OF ANOTHER PILOT TO FLY THE AIRPLANE AND EVALUATE IT. THE OTHER PILOT MADE A HIGH SPEED TAXI TEST AND THEN REFUSED TO FLY THE AIRPLANE. THE OWNER/PILOT THEN ATTEMPTED A FLIGHT, LOST CONTROL ON LIFTOFF AND IMPACTED THE TERRAIN. AN INSPECTION OF THE AIRPLANE AFTER THE A CCIDENT REVEALED ASYMMETRIC DEFLECTION OF THE AILERONS. THE RIGHT AILERON DEFLECTED 6' IN EITHER DIRECTION, WHILE THE LEFT AILERON DEFLECTED 3' IN EACH DIRECTION.
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