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FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-160 · Laurel, MT · June 2, 2006

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Date
June 2, 2006 · 14:20 local
Place
Laurel, MT
Airport
Laurel Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N1123W
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA06LA109
Reported as
Piper PA28160
Reported engine
Lycoming O320D2A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
190 total82 in this make and model19 in the last 90 days
N1123WRegistered now · Piper PA-28-160S/N 28-771Airframe modelPiper PA-28-160Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) This was the maiden flight after annual inspection - pilot states that on climb-out as he initiated a left turn the aileron control was ineffective. He remembers descending to a point where a crash was imminent where he tried to level for impact. Witnesses state the aircraft stalled from approximately 50 feet. Investigation revealed the control yoke was not installed properly at time of annual inspection.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THIS WAS THE MAIDEN FLIGHT AFTER ANNUAL INSPECTION - PILOT STATES THAT ON CLIMB-OUT AS HE INITIATED A LEFT TURN THE AILERON CONTROL WAS INEFFECTIVE. HE REMEMBERS DESCENDING TO A POINT WHERE A CRASH WAS IMMINENT WHERE HE TRIED TO LEVEL FOR IMPACT. WITNESSES STATE THE AIRCRAFT STALLED FROM APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE CONTROL YOKE WAS NOT INSTALLED PROPERLY AT TIME OF ANNUAL INSPECTION.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB SEA06LA109Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLaurel, MTThe failure of maintenance personnel to properly reinstall the left-hand control yoke to the left-hand control column, and the failure of other maintenance personnel to properly verify the installation, which resulted in the pilot's loss of control in flight…Jun 2, 2006 · Substantial damage