- Date
- April 27, 1986, 13:56 local (18:56 UTC)
- Place
- Griffith, IN
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N3321APiper PA-22
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860427013949A
- Case key
- 13454
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
After takeoff and while climbing through 60 ft AGL the plt could not move the aileron to recover from a 15 deg left bank. The plt reduced power and landed the acft in a left wing low attitude. The acft slid and struck a creek bank with the right wing. Post accident inspection revealed the rudder pedals were jammed in the full left position. The aileron and rudder controls are interconnected on this acft.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3321A
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 22-1596
- Airframe hours
- 2,450
- Engine
- Lycoming O-290-D2, 135 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- L.H. Dell
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · July 1, 1985 · 68 hours before
- Departed
- O5C · Giffith, IN
- Airport
- O5C · Giffith, runway 26, 4,000 × 50 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 63
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 436 total · 136 in this make and model · 134 as pilot in command · 13 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 190° at 10 knots, gusting 20
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Temperature
- 84 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- GYY, 8 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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