What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On August 13, 2000, at 1930 CDT, an Aeronca 65-CA was substantially damaged by impacting trees and terrain near Liberty Hill, Texas. The pilol stated that he heard a noise and the aircraft entered a flat left turn. He applied right rudder, but the aircraft continued to turn left. The aircraft was inspected and all flight control cables found to be functional. The pilot suspects that his right foot slipped off the rudder pedal and depressed the left rudder cable which is exposed and nexr to his right foot. The aircraft continued in the flat left turn until it struck trees and terrain. Thge pilot sustained minor injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON AUGUST 13, 2000, AT 1930 CDT, AN AERONCA 65-CA WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED BY IMPACTING TREES AND TERRAIN NEAR LIBERTY HILL, TEXAS. THE PILOL STATED THAT HE HEARD A NOISE AND THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED A FLAT LEFT TURN. HE APPLIED RIGHT RUDDER, BUT THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO TURN LEFT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED AND ALL FLIGHT CONTROL CABLES FOUND TO BE FUNCTIONAL. THE PILOT SUSPECTS THAT HIS RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE RUDDER PEDAL AND DEPRESSED THE LEFT RUDDER CABLE WHICH IS EXPOSED AND NEXR TO HIS RIGHT FOOT. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED IN THE FLAT LEFT TURN UNTIL IT STRUCK TREES AND TERRAIN. THGE PILOT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.