What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The pilot stated that this was his first flight in the aircraft and that he was flying solo to get familiar with the aircraft. He operated the aircraft the day before the accident for 0.8 and only 0.2 on the day of the accident. He had conducted a touch & go and once airborne, he stated that a gust of wind picked up his right wing and that he corrected using right aileron and rudder. However upon examination of the aircraft, the rudder was in the full left position and the ailerons in the full right position. After interviewing the pilot, he stated that his right foot slipped off the right rudder pedal and onto the left rudder pedal on the co-pilot's side and therefore applying full left rudder and caused a cross control stall.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE PILOT STATED THAT THIS WAS HIS FIRST FLIGHT IN THE AIRCRAFT AND THAT HE WAS FLYING SOLO TO GET FAMILIAR WITH THE AIRCRAFT. HE OPERATED THE AIRCRAFT THE DAY BEFORE THE ACCIDENT FOR 0.8 AND ONLY 0.2 ON THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT. HE HAD CONDUCTED A TOUCH & GO AND ONCE AIRBORNE, HE STATED THAT A GUST OF WIND PICKED UP HIS RIGHT WING AND THAT HE CORRECTED USING RIGHT AILERON AND RUDDER. HOWEVER UPON EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT, THE RUDDER WAS IN THE FULL LEFT POSITION AND THE AILERONS IN THE FULL RIGHT POSITION. AFTER INTERVIEWING THE PILOT, HE STATED THAT HIS RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE RIGHT RUDDER PEDAL AND ONTO THE LEFT RUDDER PEDAL ON THE CO-PILOT'S SIDE AND THEREFORE APPLYING FULL LEFT RUDDER AND CAUSED A CROSS CONTROL STALL.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.