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Incident

FAA incident report · Amtr LC41-550FG · Murrieta, CA · February 13, 2007

Date: February 13, 2007 · 17:45 local
Place: Murrieta, CA
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N194LF
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX07IA093
Reported as: Amtr LC41550FG
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 700 total213 in this make and model60 in the last 90 days

N194LFRegistered now · Columbia Aircraft Mfg LC41-550FGS/N 41630 Airframe modelColumbia Aircraft Mfg LC41-550FG Engine modelContinental TSIO-550-CReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) Aircraft in flight could not make right turns. Control side stick would not move from neutral to right. Pilot stated that the ailerons would not move from inside or outside of the aircraft with the engine off and electrical system off. The ailerons would not move in the direction of a right turn, however they would work normally in the direction of a left turn. This was accomplished from outside of the cockpit at the wing control surface just after landing when the aircraft was in the t hangar. The pilot stated the next morning when he went to the aircraft, he could move the flight controls in both directions. The pilot said he was in heavy rain and strong crosswinds during most of the flight from Texas. Pilot stated that it was not a restricted movement but like hitting a hard stop. At one point he used both hands to try and force the controls to move and he could not make them move to the right.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT IN FLIGHT COULD NOT MAKE RIGHT TURNS. CONTROL SIDE STICK WOULD NOT MOVE FROM NEUTRAL TO RIGHT. PILOT STATED THAT THE AILERONS WOULD NOT MOVE FROM INSIDE OR OUTSIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT WITH THE ENGINE OFF AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM OFF. THE AILERONS WOULD NOT MOVE IN THE DIRECTION OF A RIGHT TURN, HOWEVER THEY WOULD WORK NORMALLY IN THE DIRECTION OF A LEFT TURN. THIS WAS ACCOMPLISHED FROM OUTSIDE OF THE COCKPIT AT THE WING CONTROL SURFACE JUST AFTER LANDING WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN THE T HANGAR. THE PILOT STATED THE NEXT MORNING WHEN HE WENT TO THE AIRCRAFT, HE COULD MOVE THE FLIGHT CONTROLS IN BOTH DIRECTIONS. THE PILOT SAID HE WAS IN HEAVY RAIN AND STRONG CROSSWINDS DURING MOST OF THE FLIGHT FROM TEXAS. PILOT STATED THAT IT WAS NOT A RESTRICTED MOVEMENT BUT LIKE HITTING A HARD STOP. AT ONE POINT HE USED BOTH HANDS TO TRY AND FORCE THE CONTROLS TO MOVE AND HE COULD NOT MAKE THEM MOVE TO THE RIGHT.

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 LAX07IA093Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportBanning, CAJammed aileron flight control during cruise flight due to the presence of foreign object debris, which resulted from the manufacturer's improper processes.Feb 14, 2007 · No damage