# Accident 20110821020569A: Hendryx Steve/Wiley Ross MURPHYACFTSUPERREBEL, La Porte City, IA, August 21, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 2011, 15:25 local time
- Place: La Porte City, IA
- Airport: Nichols
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.3164° N, 92.2833° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3164&lon=-92.2833&mi=10
- Aircraft: N540AF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N540AF-2014-12-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hendryx Steve/Wiley Ross MURPHYACFTSUPERREBEL (registry code 05628ZO, https://openairdocs.org/model/hendryx-steve-wiley-ross-murphyacftsuperrebel) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540-T4B5 (registry code 41804, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-t4b5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HENDRYX STEVE/WILEY ROSS MURPHYACFTSUPERREBEL
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540-T4B5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,400 total, 1 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11LA588](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA588) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110821020569A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRMAN WAS CONDUCTING HIS THIRD TEST FLIGHT IN THIS AIRCRAFT. HE REPORTS BEING IN THE AIR FOR 20 MINUTES, AT APPROXIMATELY 1,000 FT AGL, CONDUCTING TURNS.  WHILE IN A RIGHT TURN, THE AIRMAN REPORTED AN UNCOMMANDED TURN TO THE LEFT.  APPLICATION OF THE CONTROL STICK FAILED TO STOP THE TURN.  THE AIRMAN ENCOUNTERED RESISTANCE IN THE CONTROL STICK AND FELT SOMETHING BREAK AND HEARD A SOUND DESCRIBED AS CABLE STRIKING METAL.  THE AIRMAN REPORTED THAT BY REDUCING POWER AND APPLYING FULL RIGHT RUDDER, HE WAS ABLE TO RETURN THE AIRCRAFT TO NEARLY LEVEL FLIGHT.  THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO TURN AND WAS DESCENDING.   AFTER THREE TURNS, THE AIRMAN DECIDED TO LAND IN A SOYBEAN FIELD.  THE AIRMAN REPORTS TOUCHING DOWN NEARLY LEVEL BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT DECELERATED AND TURNED OVER ON ITS TOP.

## 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 CEN11LA588](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA588), Aug 21, 2011: Hendryx Steve/Wiley Ross Super Rebel (N540AF), La Porte City, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The improper assembly of the aileron cable by the airplane builder.

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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