What happened
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Pilot and one passenger departed runway 02 at Farmington Missouri (kfam). Pilot stated that the aircraft preflight and run-up was normal. Pilot stated that on departure just after lift off the left wing rose. He tried to correct it with aileron input but over corrected, which caused him to lose control of the aircraft. The aircraft came to rest upright approximately 800 feet to the west of runway 02. The aircraft received substantial damage to the left wing, tail, landing gear and propeller. The investigation found no indication of a mechanical failure.
Accident file ptrs #201701386
Compliance action (rt) ptrs#
201701409
As the FAA filed it
PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER DEPARTED RUNWAY 02 AT FARMINGTON MISSOURI (KFAM). PILOT STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT PREFLIGHT AND RUN-UP WAS NORMAL. PILOT STATED THAT ON DEPARTURE JUST AFTER LIFT OFF THE LEFT WING ROSE. HE TRIED TO CORRECT IT WITH AILERON INPUT BUT OVER CORRECTED, WHICH CAUSED HIM TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST UPRIGHT APPROXIMATELY 800 FEET TO THE WEST OF RUNWAY 02. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING, TAIL, LANDING GEAR AND PROPELLER. THE INVESTIGATION FOUND NO INDICATION OF A MECHANICAL FAILURE.
ACCIDENT FILE PTRS #201701386
COMPLIANCE ACTION (RT) PTRS#
201701409
NTSB investigation
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