# Accident 20051130032239A: AEROCOMP6, Brainerd, MN, November 30, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 30, 2005, 13:25 local time
- Place: Brainerd, MN
- Airport: Brainerd-Crow Wing Co -Walter
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.3978° N, 94.1372° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.3978&lon=-94.1372&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4334Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4334Z-2007-11-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Larson C/Watland S AERO COMP-6 (registry code 05606N7, https://openairdocs.org/model/larson-c-watland-s-aero-comp-6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROCOMP6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 350 total, 170 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI06CA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06CA039) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051130032239A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE OWNER/PILOT HAD REPLACED THE CABLE AND PULLEY AILERON CONTROL SYSTEM WITH A PUSH-PULL TUBE AND BELLCRANK SYSTEM. HE DID NOT PERFORM A FLIGHT CONTROL CHECK PRIOR TO FLIGHT. ON TAKE OFF THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED SLIGHTLY LEFT AND WHEN RIGHT STICK WAS APPLIED THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED SHARPLY LEFT AND CRASHED ON THE NW SIDE OF RUNWAY 23 AT BRAINERD AIRPORT. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE AILERON CONTROLS WERE CONNECTED BACKWARDS.

## 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 CHI06CA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06CA039), Nov 30, 2005: Larson Aero Comp-6 (N4334Z), Brainerd, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot/builder inadvertently reversed the aileron control systems during installation and failed to maintain control of the airplane during takeoff. A factor associated with the accident was the…

## Other reports on N4334Z (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20001208026889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001208026889A), Dec 8, 2000: N4334Z, Ft Ripley, MN, No damage. (-23) Was testing and calibrating new fuel sender. Fuel siphoned out thru gas cap, ran out of fuel. Flipped over while landing in snow.

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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