What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On August 1, 2010, the pilot of a Piper PA-32R-301T aircraft, N4184X, reported an incident to the national transportation and safety board (NTSB) that the aircraft experienced a total loss of aileron control prior to landing at the Mount Pleasant municipal airport (osa), Mount Pleasant, Texas. The flight originated from gilmer municipal airport (jxi), in gilmore, Texas and the planned destination was osa. The pilot was the only occupant of the aircraft and the flight was conducted in accordance with 14 CFR part 91 under visual meteorological conditions. The aircraft was reported by the pilot to be in level flight at 2,000 mean sea level when it entered an uncommanded left roll. He recovered from the uncommanded roll by disengaging the autopilot and by using rudder and elevator inputs for the remainder of the flight and to safely land the aircraft. There were no reported injuries or damage to the aircraft as a result of the incident. Post-flight examination of the aileron system by the pilot revealed that aileron inputs had no affect on aileron movement. Further inspection by the pilot revealed that the right aileron cable was broken and a cable pulley would not rotate.
As the FAA filed it
ON AUGUST 1, 2010, THE PILOT OF A PIPER PA-32R-301T AIRCRAFT, N4184X, REPORTED AN INCIDENT TO THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION AND SAFETY BOARD (NTSB) THAT THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A TOTAL LOSS OF AILERON CONTROL PRIOR TO LANDING AT THE MOUNT PLEASANT MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (OSA), MOUNT PLEASANT, TEXAS. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM GILMER MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (JXI), IN GILMORE, TEXAS AND THE PLANNED DESTINATION WAS OSA. THE PILOT WAS THE ONLY OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT AND THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH 14 CFR PART 91 UNDER VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REPORTED BY THE PILOT TO BE IN LEVEL FLIGHT AT 2,000 MEAN SEA LEVEL WHEN IT ENTERED AN UNCOMMANDED LEFT ROLL. HE RECOVERED FROM THE UNCOMMANDED ROLL BY DISENGAGING THE AUTOPILOT AND BY USING RUDDER AND ELEVATOR INPUTS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE FLIGHT AND TO SAFELY LAND THE AIRCRAFT. THERE WERE NO REPORTED INJURIES OR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AS A RESULT OF THE INCIDENT. POST-FLIGHT EXAMINATION OF THE AILERON SYSTEM BY THE PILOT REVEALED THAT AILERON INPUTS HAD NO AFFECT ON AILERON MOVEMENT. FURTHER INSPECTION BY THE PILOT REVEALED THAT THE RIGHT AILERON CABLE WAS BROKEN AND A CABLE PULLEY WOULD NOT ROTATE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.