What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
At an altitude of approx. 9000 feet, pilot said he felt a "violent yaw" to the left but stated he never heard any
Associated noises. He pushed the right rudder pedal full forward with no affect and the airplane continued in a left turn, circling and slightly nose down. He then stated that he applied right aileron to attempt to counter the left turn which helped but not enough. He decided to retard the engine throttle to idle, which he said made the spinning
Worse, so he advanced it back to mid throttle. He stated that the combination of the right aileron position and
Engine power setting gave him a "best case situation" but was still unable to regain control of the airplane. The aircraft continued left turn to the ground.
As the FAA filed it
AT AN ALTITUDE OF APPROX. 9000 FEET, PILOT SAID HE FELT A "VIOLENT YAW" TO THE LEFT BUT STATED HE NEVER HEARD ANY
ASSOCIATED NOISES. HE PUSHED THE RIGHT RUDDER PEDAL FULL FORWARD WITH NO AFFECT AND THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED IN A LEFT TURN, CIRCLING AND SLIGHTLY NOSE DOWN. HE THEN STATED THAT HE APPLIED RIGHT AILERON TO ATTEMPT TO COUNTER THE LEFT TURN WHICH HELPED BUT NOT ENOUGH. HE DECIDED TO RETARD THE ENGINE THROTTLE TO IDLE, WHICH HE SAID MADE THE SPINNING
WORSE, SO HE ADVANCED IT BACK TO MID THROTTLE. HE STATED THAT THE COMBINATION OF THE RIGHT AILERON POSITION AND
ENGINE POWER SETTING GAVE HIM A "BEST CASE SITUATION" BUT WAS STILL UNABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED LEFT TURN TO THE GROUND.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.