20130505006899A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-11 · Soldotna, AK · May 5, 2013

Date
May 5, 2013 · 14:38 local
Place
Soldotna, AK
Airport
Soldotna
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Rotation
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4772M
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC13CA043
Reported as
Piper PA-11
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
1,284 total37 in this make and model19 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

During a personal/instruction flight at rotation during takeoff, the student pilot and instructor reported that the aircraft rolled aggressively to the right. Both the student pilot and the instructor tried to arrest the uncommanded right roll with left aileron and left rudder inputs. Full left aileron and left rudder were needed to keep the wings level.

Flight control continuity, proper direction of travel and proper operation were confirmed on scene by an FAA inspector.

The pilots indicated that when the throttle was brought back to an idle setting the engine remained at a higher RPM than the throttle was set and the engine was shut off using the magneto switch.

Throttle control continuity, proper travel and operation were confirmed by an FAA inspector on scene. Although the carburetor was repaired and reinstalled 2 flight hours prior to this event, no anomalies with the installation or control attachments of the carburetor were noted.

As the FAA filed it

DURING A PERSONAL/INSTRUCTION FLIGHT AT ROTATION DURING TAKEOFF, THE STUDENT PILOT AND INSTRUCTOR REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED AGGRESSIVELY TO THE RIGHT. BOTH THE STUDENT PILOT AND THE INSTRUCTOR TRIED TO ARREST THE UNCOMMANDED RIGHT ROLL WITH LEFT AILERON AND LEFT RUDDER INPUTS. FULL LEFT AILERON AND LEFT RUDDER WERE NEEDED TO KEEP THE WINGS LEVEL.

FLIGHT CONTROL CONTINUITY, PROPER DIRECTION OF TRAVEL AND PROPER OPERATION WERE CONFIRMED ON SCENE BY AN FAA INSPECTOR.

THE PILOTS INDICATED THAT WHEN THE THROTTLE WAS BROUGHT BACK TO AN IDLE SETTING THE ENGINE REMAINED AT A HIGHER RPM THAN THE THROTTLE WAS SET AND THE ENGINE WAS SHUT OFF USING THE MAGNETO SWITCH.

THROTTLE CONTROL CONTINUITY, PROPER TRAVEL AND OPERATION WERE CONFIRMED BY AN FAA INSPECTOR ON SCENE. ALTHOUGH THE CARBURETOR WAS REPAIRED AND REINSTALLED 2 FLIGHT HOURS PRIOR TO THIS EVENT, NO ANOMALIES WITH THE INSTALLATION OR CONTROL ATTACHMENTS OF THE CARBURETOR WERE NOTED.

NTSB investigation

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