What happened
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On Monday, November 15, 2021, at approximately 1818 EDT, a Piper PA-22 aircraft, registration n-number N3463Z, was involved in an accident when it exited the runway and crashed into a fence in West Union, Ohio, at the adams county airport (kamt). The aircraft departed the lawrenceburg county airport (2M2) at approximately 1630 EDT.
The pilot reported that he was on a solo cross-country flight in furtherance of his private pilot certificate when the accident occurred. The pilot stated that after a descent from 5,500 ft to 2,500FT, the airplane began to roll left unless he continuously held about 3/4 right aileron input. The use of rudder did not null the left roll tendency. Due to the left roll and lower cloud bases ahead, he elected to divert to alexander salamon airport (kamt). After an initial attempt to land on runway 5, he entered left traffic for runway 23.during the landing flare, the airplane continued the left roll and touched down hard a little past the 1, 000 ft runway touchdown markers the airplane bounced and touched back down before departing the left side of the runway where it impacted a ditch and nosed over, sustaining substantial damage to the fuselage and engine mount.
FAA airworthiness inspectors assisted by local aircraft mechanics inspected the accident aircraft?s primary flight control linkages, control surfaces, and secondary flight control linkages and surfaces. During this post-accident examination, control cable continuity and routing was verified from rudder pedals to the rudder and full rudder travel was observed. The aileron system was inspected, control cable continuity and routing was verified from the control column to each aileron. Full travel of each aileron was observed. The aileron/rudder interconnect was also verified and found to be operational with no restrictions. The aileron control yoke was found to be improperly rigged so that when the ailerons were even with the wingtips the yoke was approximately 20 degrees offset to the left, which when placed in a neutral position would correspond to a turn to the right.
As the FAA filed it
ON MONDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2021, AT APPROXIMATELY 1818 EDT, A PIPER PA-22 AIRCRAFT, REGISTRATION N-NUMBER N3463Z, WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHEN IT EXITED THE RUNWAY AND CRASHED INTO A FENCE IN WEST UNION, OHIO, AT THE ADAMS COUNTY AIRPORT (KAMT). THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE LAWRENCEBURG COUNTY AIRPORT (2M2) AT APPROXIMATELY 1630 EDT.
THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE WAS ON A SOLO CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT IN FURTHERANCE OF HIS PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE PILOT STATED THAT AFTER A DESCENT FROM 5,500 FT TO 2,500FT, THE AIRPLANE BEGAN TO ROLL LEFT UNLESS HE CONTINUOUSLY HELD ABOUT 3/4 RIGHT AILERON INPUT. THE USE OF RUDDER DID NOT NULL THE LEFT ROLL TENDENCY. DUE TO THE LEFT ROLL AND LOWER CLOUD BASES AHEAD, HE ELECTED TO DIVERT TO ALEXANDER SALAMON AIRPORT (KAMT). AFTER AN INITIAL ATTEMPT TO LAND ON RUNWAY 5, HE ENTERED LEFT TRAFFIC FOR RUNWAY 23.DURING THE LANDING FLARE, THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED THE LEFT ROLL AND TOUCHED DOWN HARD A LITTLE PAST THE 1, 000 FT RUNWAY TOUCHDOWN MARKERS THE AIRPLANE BOUNCED AND TOUCHED BACK DOWN BEFORE DEPARTING THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY WHERE IT IMPACTED A DITCH AND NOSED OVER, SUSTAINING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE FUSELAGE AND ENGINE MOUNT.
FAA AIRWORTHINESS INSPECTORS ASSISTED BY LOCAL AIRCRAFT MECHANICS INSPECTED THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT?S PRIMARY FLIGHT CONTROL LINKAGES, CONTROL SURFACES, AND SECONDARY FLIGHT CONTROL LINKAGES AND SURFACES. DURING THIS POST-ACCIDENT EXAMINATION, CONTROL CABLE CONTINUITY AND ROUTING WAS VERIFIED FROM RUDDER PEDALS TO THE RUDDER AND FULL RUDDER TRAVEL WAS OBSERVED. THE AILERON SYSTEM WAS INSPECTED, CONTROL CABLE CONTINUITY AND ROUTING WAS VERIFIED FROM THE CONTROL COLUMN TO EACH AILERON. FULL TRAVEL OF EACH AILERON WAS OBSERVED. THE AILERON/RUDDER INTERCONNECT WAS ALSO VERIFIED AND FOUND TO BE OPERATIONAL WITH NO RESTRICTIONS. THE AILERON CONTROL YOKE WAS FOUND TO BE IMPROPERLY RIGGED SO THAT WHEN THE AILERONS WERE EVEN WITH THE WINGTIPS THE YOKE WAS APPROXIMATELY 20 DEGREES OFFSET TO THE LEFT, WHICH WHEN PLACED IN A NEUTRAL POSITION WOULD CORRESPOND TO A TURN TO THE RIGHT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.