What happened
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On 09/09/2017 pilot departed kpdc at approx 1 pm and continued photographing in Iowa. Stopped photo ops at about 1530, climed to 3,500 MSL, leveled off, and was heading for home. About five minutes later felt some light buffeting and aircraft started to roll left. Pilot immediately countered with right stick but had little or no aileron effect. Pilot was able to stop the rolling moment and return to level flight using right rudder. Pilot was able to keep level flight with full right aileron and steer using full right rudder inputs. Pilot lined up a straight-in approach to runway 11, winds were 090 at 9 KTS. Pilot was able to make a normal landing and taxi to parking ramp. Pilot moved the stick to try and find the problem and the left outboard aileron dropped to the ground.
As the FAA filed it
ON 09/09/2017 PILOT DEPARTED KPDC AT APPROX 1 PM AND CONTINUED PHOTOGRAPHING IN IOWA. STOPPED PHOTO OPS AT ABOUT 1530, CLIMED TO 3,500 MSL, LEVELED OFF, AND WAS HEADING FOR HOME. ABOUT FIVE MINUTES LATER FELT SOME LIGHT BUFFETING AND AIRCRAFT STARTED TO ROLL LEFT. PILOT IMMEDIATELY COUNTERED WITH RIGHT STICK BUT HAD LITTLE OR NO AILERON EFFECT. PILOT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE ROLLING MOMENT AND RETURN TO LEVEL FLIGHT USING RIGHT RUDDER. PILOT WAS ABLE TO KEEP LEVEL FLIGHT WITH FULL RIGHT AILERON AND STEER USING FULL RIGHT RUDDER INPUTS. PILOT LINED UP A STRAIGHT-IN APPROACH TO RUNWAY 11, WINDS WERE 090 AT 9 KTS. PILOT WAS ABLE TO MAKE A NORMAL LANDING AND TAXI TO PARKING RAMP. PILOT MOVED THE STICK TO TRY AND FIND THE PROBLEM AND THE LEFT OUTBOARD AILERON DROPPED TO THE GROUND.
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